A67927:6139
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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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.
Winchester. What is your name?
Wood. My name is Richard Woodman forsooth?
Winchester. Ah Woodman, you were taken and apprehended for heresy about a three years agone,1 and were sent to prison in the kings Bench, and there remained a long time. Mine old Lord of Chichester, being a learned famous man well known in this realm of England, and almost throughout all Christendom. I think came to prison to you, and there, and at other places, called you before him divers times, travailing and persuading with you many ways (because he was your Ordinary) to pluck you from your heresies that you held, but he could by no means advertise you. Whereupon you were delivered to the Commissioners and they could do no good with you neither.2 Then they sent you unto my Lord of Lond. My Lord of Lond. calling you before him divers times, labour was made unto him of your friends, that you might be released. My Lord having a good hope in you, that you would become an honest man, because he had heard so of you in times past, yea & you your self promising him that you would go home and recant your heresies that you held, delivered you: sending also a letter of your recantation to the Commissary that he should see it done.3 But as soon as you were out of his hands, you were as bad as ever you were, & would never fulfil your promise, but have hid your self in the woods Bushes, Dens & Caves, and thus have continued ever since, till it was now of late. Then the Sheriff of that Shire (being a worshipful man) hearing thereof, sent certain of his men, & took you in a wood, & so carried you to his house. I cannot tell his name. What is your Sheriffs name?