A67927:6143
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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Winc. Well, you were apprehended for heresy,1 and being at M. Gages three weeks or more, ye were gently entreated there, he and other Gentlemen persuading with you divers times, little prevailed. Then you appealed to the Bishop of Chichester that now is▪ The Sheriff like a worshipful man sent you to ⟨p. 1998⟩him, and he hath travelled with you, and other also, & can do no good with you, whereupon we have sent for you.
Winc. Well, you were apprehended for heresie,1 and beyng at M. Gages three weekes or more, yee were gentlye entreated there, he and other Gentlemen perswading wyth you diuers tymes, little preuayled. Then you appealed to the Bishop of Chichester that now is▪ The Sheriffe like a worshipfull man sent you to ⟨p. 1998⟩him, and he hath trauelled with you, and other also, & can do no good with you, whereupon we haue sent for you.
- 1Sir Edward Gage Shrieffe of Sussex.Syr Edward Gage Shrieffe of Sussex.
Wood. Then I spake to him. For I thought he would be long, before he would make an end. I thought he was a year in telling of those lies that he had told there against me already. Yea I kept silence from good words: but it was great pain and grief unto me (as David said). At length the fire was so kindled within my hart, that I could not choose but speak with my tongue: for I feared least any of the company should have departed or ever I had answered to his lies, and so the Gospel to have been slandered by my long silence keeping. So I spake I praise God therefore, and said: my Lord, I pray you let me now answer for my self, for it is time.