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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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Winchester. 1Woodman, you were before us the last day and would not be acknowne in any wise that you were sent to prison for heresy, and called for your accusers and stood stoutly in defending of your self, and in your departing I had thought you had spoken against priests Marriages, thinking by your words we should have found you an honest man, and conformable when we had called you before us again. You told such a fair tale for your self, as though you had been free from all that was laid to your charge. For you said it was all lies that I told against you: but since I have proved the contrary, as here is your own hand to show. By the which I have proved that you reproved not the priest for lacking of authority, and because he had not put away his wife, but because you liked not his preaching. For in deed I took it that you reproved him for because he was not lawfully authorised, but I have proved the contrary since.
WInchester. 1Woodman, you were before vs the last day and would not be acknowne in anye wise that you were sent to prison for heresie, and called for your accusers and stoode stoutly in defending of your selfe, and in youre departing I had thought you had spoken agaynst priestes Mariages, thinking by youre wordes wee shoulde haue found you an honest man, and conformable when we had called you before vs agayne. You tolde such a fayre tale for your selfe, as though you had bene free from all that was layd to your charge. For you sayde it was all lyes that I tolde agaynst you: but since I haue proued the contrarye, as here is your owne hand to shew. By the which I haue proued that you reproued not the priest for lacking of authoritie, and because he had not put away his wife, but because you liked not hys preaching. For in deede I tooke it that you reproued him for because hee was not lawfully authorised, but I haue proued the contrary since.
Wood. I told you not that I did either reprove him for lack of authority, or because I liked not his preaching, but I told you wherefore I was first sent to prison. For you said I was sent to prison for heresy, & made a long tale against me. And in deed I told you that there was never a word of your sayings true, but was all lies, as it was in deed. For I never was sent to prison for heresy, neither held I any then, nor do now. I take heaven and earth to witness, but I told you I was sent to prison upon the breach of a Statute, which was for speaking to a Priest in the Pulpit, and for that cause the Justices of that country had thought I had offended the Statute, and called me before them, and would have had me to have been bound to my good abearing, and because I refused it, they sent me to prison. And these be the words of the Statute, as I told you the last day. If any man do interrupt any preacher or preachers, lawfully authorised by the Queens Majesty, or by any other lawful Ordinary, 1that then every party that so offendeth, shall suffer three months imprisonment, and furthermore be brought to the quarter Sessions, and there being sorry for the the same, and also bound for his good abearing, one whole year, to be released, or else to remain to prison again. And when I was in prison, I bought a Statute book which when I had perused over,2 I found by the words thereof that I had not offended, because he was not lawfully authorised, as the Bishop of London was certified by the hands almost of xxx. men: both Esquires, Gentlemen and Yeomen, the chiefest in all that Country. For he had not put away his wife, and therefore the Statute took no place on me, as I told you the other day. Wherefore my Lord of London seeing me having so much wrong, did like a good man to me in that matter, & released me. Now when I had told you this matter, you bad the Sheriff have me away: You said you were glad I h•lde against Priests Marriages, because I answered to the question you asked me.
Wood. I told you not that I did either reproue hym for lacke of authoritie, or because I liked not his preachynge, but I told you wherefore I was first sent to prison. For you sayd I was sēt to prison for heresie, & made a long tale agaynst me. And in deede I told you that there was neuer a word of your sayinges true, but was all lyes, as it was in deed. For I neuer was sent to prison for heresie, neither held I any then, nor do now. I take heauen and earthe to witnesse, but I tolde you I was sent to prison vppon the breach of a Statute, which was for speaking to a Priest in the Pulpit, and for that cause the Iustices of that country had thought I had offended the Statute, and called me before them, and would haue had me to haue bene bound to my good abearing, and because I refused it, they sent me to prisō. And these be ye wordes of the Statute, as I told you ye last day. If any man do interrupt any preacher or preachers, lawfully authorised by the Queenes Maiestie, or by any other lawfull Ordinary,
The fat Priest. My Lord, do you not hear what he saith by my Lord of London?1 He saith he is a good man in that he released him, but he meaneth that he is good in nothing else.
The fat Priest. My Lord, do you not heare what he sayth by my Lord of London?1 He sayth he is a good man in that he released him, but he meaneth that hee is good in nothyng els.
Wood. What? can you tell what I mean? let every man say as he findeth: he did justly to me in that matter. I say if he be not good in any thing else, as you say, he shall answer for it, and not I: for I have nothing to do with others mens matters.
Wood. What? can you tell what I meane? let euerye man say as he findeth: he did iustly to me in that matter. I saye if he be not good in any thing els, as you say, he shal aunswere for it, and not I: for I haue nothing to doe wyth others mens matters.
Winc. Well, how say you? how liked you his preaching? I pray you tell us.
Winc. Well, how say you? howe liked you his preaching? I pray you tell vs.
Wood. That is no matter how I liked it. How soever I liked it, I offended not the Statute.1 Wherefore you have nothing to say to me for that I am sure.
Wood. That is no matter how I liked it. How soeuer I liked it, I offended not the Statute.1 Wherefore you haue nothing to say to me for that I am sure.
Winc. Well, how like you this then? Here is your own hand writing: I am sure you will not deny it. Will you look on it?
Winc. Well, how like you this then? Here is youre owne hand writing: I am sure you will not denye it. Will you looke on it?
Wood. It is mine own handy work in deed, the which by Gods help I will never deny, nor never did yet, I praise God therefore.
Wood. It is mine owne handy worke in deede, the which by Gods helpe I will neuer denye, nor neuer did yet, I prayse God therefore.
Winchester. And hear is good gear I tell you. I pray you hearken well to it: these be the words, before the Commissioners. How say you? Do you not believe, as soon as the words be spoken by the Priest, that there remaineth neither bread nor wine, but only the very body of Christ, both flesh and blood as he was borne of the virgin Mary? these were the words of the Commissioners. And then thou saidest: thou durst not say otherwise then the scripture saith.1 I cannot find (said you) that it is the body of Christ before it is received by faith, bringing in the xxii. of Luke, saying: Christ said, take, eat, this is my body: so I cannot prove that it is his body before it is eaten. Then said the Commissioners: did not Judas eat Christs body? And if you can prove that Judas is saved (said you) I must grant that he eat his body. For christ saith in the sixth of John: Who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day: which words prove (said you) that if Judas eat the body of Christ, he must needs be saved. How say you now? did Judas eat the body of Christ, or no?
Winchester. And heare is good geare I tell you. I praye you harken wel to it: these be the wordes, before the Commissioners. How say you? Doe you not beleeue, as soone as the wordes be spoken by the Priest, that there remayneth neyther bread nor wyne, but onely the verye bodye of Christ, both flesh and bloud as he was borne of the virgine Mary? these were the wordes of the Commissioners. And then thou saydest: thou durst not saye otherwise then the scripture sayth.1 I cannot finde (sayde you) that it is the body of Christ before it is receaued by fayth, bringing in the xxii. of Luke, saying: Christ sayde, take, eate, this is my body: so I cannot proue that it is his bodye before it is eaten. Then sayd the Commissioners: did not Iudas eate Christes body? And if you can proue that Iud•s is saued (sayd you) I must graunt that he eate his body. For christ sayth in the sixt of Iohn: Who so eateth my fleshe and drynketh my bloud, hath eternall lyfe, and I will rayse hym vp at the last day: which words prooue (said you) that if Iudas eate the body of Christ, he must needes be saued. How say you now? did Iudas eate the body of Christ, or no?
Wood. Then I perceived they went about nothing but to catch words of me in his Diocese, to condemn me with.1 Though I should confound him never so much, I perceived that he was fully bent thereto. To whom I answered and said: I will answer you to no such thing, for I am none of your Diocese: Wherefore I will not answer to you.
Wood. Then I perceiued they went about nothyng but to catch words of me in his Dioces, to condemn me with.1 Though I should confound him neuer so much, I perceiued that he was fully bent thereto. To whom I answered and sayd: I will answer you to no such thing, for I am none of your Dioces: Wherfore I will not answer to you.
Winchester. Thou art within my Diocese, and thou hast offended within my Diocese: and therefore I will have to do with thee.
Winchester. Thou art within my Diocesse, and thou hast offended within my Dioces: and therefore I will haue to do with thee.
Wood. Have to do with me and you will:1 but I will have nothing to do with you. I tell you plainly: For though I be now in your Diocese, I have not offended in your diocese: if I have, show me wherein.
Wood. Haue to do with me and you will:1 but I wil haue nothing to do with you. I tell you plainly: For though I be now in your Dioces, I haue not offended in your dioces: if I haue, shew me wherein.
Winc. Mary here is thine own hand writing, the which thou affirmedst in my Diocese.
Winc. Mary here is thine owne hand writyng, the which thou affirmedst in my Dioces.
Wood. I do not deny, but it is mine own hand writing: but that proveth never the more that I have offended in your Diocese: for that doth but declare what talk there was betwixt the Commissioners and me, the which you have nothing to do withal.
Wood. I do not deny, but it is myne owne hand writing: but that prooueth neuer the more that I haue offended in your Diocesse: for that doth but declare what talke there was betwixt the Commissioners and me, the which you haue nothing to do withall.
Winchest. No? hold him a book, and thou shalt swear, whether thou holdest it now or not, & whether thou wrotest it not in my Diocese, as I think thou didst: Lay thy hand on the book.
Winchest. No? hold hym a booke, and thou shalt sweare, whether thou holdest it now or not, & whether thou wrotest it not in my Dioces, as I thinke thou didst: Lay thy hand on the booke.
