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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Chich. Follow your vocation: you have a little learning. We have an altar, whereof you may not eat. What meaneth S. Paul thereby?
Chich. Folow your vocation: you haue a little learning. We haue an aultar, whereof you may not eate. What meane•h S. Paule thereby?
Chichest. What Mockers and Scorners be you, to say no man will be so foolish, to eat stones? it is a plain mock.
Chichest. What Mockers and Scorners be you, to saye no manne will be so foolishe, to eate stones? it is a playne mocke.
Wood. Why, my Lord, you said I had no learning, nor knowledge, nor understanding. Wherefore it becometh you to make things more plain to me, & not to ask me such dark questions, and yet blame me too: me think it is too much.
Wood. Why, my Lorde, you sayde I had no learnyng, nor knowledge, nor vnderstanding. Wherefore it becommeth you to make things more plaine to me, & not to aske me such darcke questions, and yet blame me too: me thinke it is too much.
Chic. I dare say you know what it meaneth well enough. The most fool in my house will understand my meaning better then you do.
Chic. I dare say you know what it meaneth wel enough. The most foole in my house will vnderstand my meaning better then you do.
Wood. There stood some of his men not far of, talking together beside a window. He called one of them by his name.
Wood. There stoode some of his menne not farre of, talking together beside a window. He called one of them by his name.
Chich. Come hither. I say to thee, thou shalt not eat of this table. What do I mean thereby?
Chich. Come hither. I say to thee, thou shalt not eate of this table. What do I meane therby?
The man. 1Forsooth, my Lord, you would not have me eat of this table, laying his hand thereupon. With this answer he made all them in the house to fall on laughing, and I could not hold it in, but burst out with laughter, and said.
The man. 1Forsoothe, my Lorde, you woulde not haue mee eate of this table, laying his hand thereuppon. With this answere he made all them in the house to fall on laughing, and I could not holde it in, but burste out with laughter, and sayd.
Wood. He hath expounded the matter almost as well as I.
Wood. Hee hath expounded the matter almoste as well as I.
Chich. He meaneth well enough, if you would understand him. Answer me again, to make it more plain. I say to thee, thou shalt not eat of this Table. What mean I thereby?
Chich. He meaneth well enough, if you woulde vnderstand him. Aunswere me agayne, to make it more playne. I saye to thee, thou shalt not eate of this Table. What meane I thereby?
The man. Forsooth you would not have me eat this Table.
The man. Forsoothe you woulde not haue mee eate thys Table.
Wood These words made them all laugh. Wherewith the bishop was almost angry, because the answer proved no better, and said.
Wood These wordes made them al laugh. Wherwith the bishop was almost angry, because the answere proued no better, and sayd.
Chich, He meaneth that I would not have him eat any of the meat that is set upon this Table. How sayest thou, doest thou not mean so?
Chich, He meaneth that I would not haue him eate anye of the meat that is set vpon this Table. How sayest thou, doest thou not meane so?
Wood. Yea, my Lord, now you have told him what you mean, he can say so too: and so could I have done (as little wit as I have) if you had said Paul meant that no man might eat of that which was offered upon the altar, but the priests.
Wood. Yea, my Lorde, nowe you haue tolde him what you meane, he can say so too: and so could I haue done (as litle witte as I haue) if you had sayd Paule meant that no man might eat of that which was offered vpon the aultar, but the priestes.
Chich. Yea, I perceive you understand the meaning of Paul well enough, but that you list to cavil with me.
Chich. Yea, I perceiue you vnderstande the meaning of Paule well enough, but that you list to cauell with me.
