A67927:6125
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
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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Lang. Nay M. Gage, I will never talk with him more: for he is the unreasonablest man that ever I talked with in all my life.
Lang. Nay M. Gage, I will neuer talke with him more: for he is the vnreasonablest man that euer I talked wyth in all my life.
Wood. Then M. Gage put of his cap and desired him that he would not refuse to talk with me, and that it might not be grievous to him. For he said: we will seek all the means possible to make him an honest man, and to keep him from burning, if we could. For if my brother and I had not been, he had been burned ere this time. Then there was great courtesy betwixt them.
Wood. Then M. Gage put of hys capp and desired hym yt he would not refuse to talk wt me, and that it might not bee greeuous to hym. For he sayde: wee wyll seeke al the meanes possible to make him an honest man, and to keepe him from burning, if we coulde. For if my brother and I had not bene, he had bene burned ere this tyme. Thē there was great curtisie betwixt them.
Lang. Sir, for your sake, & for my master your brothers sakes and for his fathers sake,1 and other of his friends sakes, that have spoken to me many times with weeping tears, I will do the best to him that I can: but for no love nor favour that I bear to him. I tell you truth.
Lang. Sir, for your sake, & for my mayster your brothers sakes and for his fathers sake,1 and other of his fryendes sakes, that haue spoken to me many tymes with weeping teares, I will doe the best to hym that I can: but for no loue nor fauour that I beare to him. I tell you truth.