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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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As for the treatise in English. Contra transubstantiationem, vix possum adduci ut credam operaepretium fore ut in latinum transferatur. Caeterum quicquid sit nullo modo velim ut quicquam quocunque modo meo nomine ederetur, donec quid de nobis dominus constituerit fieri, vobis prius certo constiterit: and thus much unto your letters. Now although I suppose ye know a good part of our state here (for we are forth coming, even as when ye departed. &c.1) You shall understand that I was in the Tower about the space of two months close prisoner, and a•ter that had granted to me without my labour, the liberty of the Tower, and so continued about half a year, and then because I refused to allow the Mass with my presence, I was shut up in close prison again.
As for the treatise in English. Contra transubstantiationem, vix possum adduci vt credam operaepretium fore vt in latinum transferatur. Caeterum quicquid sit nullo modo velim vt quicquam quocunque modo meo nomine ederetur, donec quid de nobis dominus constituerit fieri, vobis prius certo constiterit: and thus much vnto your letters. Now although I suppose ye know a good parte of our state here (for we are forth commyng, euen as when ye departed. &c.1) You shall vnderstande that I was in the Towar about the space of two monethes close prisoner, and a•ter that had graunted to me without my labour, the liberty of the Tower, and so continued about halfe a yeare, and then because I refused to allow the Masse with my presence, I was shut vp in close prison agayne.
- 1B. Ridley prisoner in the Tower half a year and more.B. Ridley prisoner in the Tower halfe a yeare and more.
The last Lent save one,