A67927:6165
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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The Sheriff. My Lord it was for speaking to a Curate in the Pulpit, as I remember.
The Sheriffe. My Lord it was for speaking to a Curate in the Pulpit, as I remember.
Winc. Ah, like enough, that he would not stick to reprove a Curate.1 For did you not see how he fashioned himself to speak to me in the Pulpit on Sunday? You played the malapert fellow with me, and therefore it was no great marvel though he played that part with an other.
Winc. Ah, like enough, that he would not sticke to reproue a Curate.1 For did you not see how he fashioned himselfe to speake to me in the Pulpit on Sonday? You played ye maliperte fellowe with me, and therfore it was no great maruell though he played that part with an other.
- 1The cause why Woodman was first apprehended.
Woodman. Why, you will not blame me for that, I am sure. For we spake for no other cause, but to purge our selves of those heresies that you laid to our charge. For these were your words: Good people, these men that be brought before us, being here, deny Christ to be God,1 and the holy Ghost to be GOD (pointing to us with your left hand) the which might seem to the whole audience, that you meant us all. Wherefore to clear our selves thereof, we spake, and said we held no such thing. And you said you would cut out our tongues. But I am sure you have no such law.