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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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The last Lent save one,1 it chanced by reason of the tumult stirred up in Kent, there was so many prisoners in the Tower, that my Lord of Canterbury, M. Latimer, Master Bradford, and I were put altogether in one prison, where we remained still almost to the next Easter, and then we three, Canterbury, Latimer and I, were suddenly sent a little before Easter to Oxford, and were suffered to have nothing with us, but that we carried upon us. About the Whitsuntide following was our disputations at Oxford, after the which was all taken from us, as pen and ink. &c.2 Our own servants were taken from us before, and every one had put to him a strange man, and we each one appointed to be kept in several places, as we are unto this day.
The last Lent saue one,1 it chaunsed by reason of the tumult styrred vp in Kent, there was so many prisoners in the Tower, that my Lord of Canterbury, M. Latimer, Maister Bradford, and I were put altogether in one prison, where we remayned still almost to the nexte Easter, and then we three, Canterbury, Latimer and I, were sodenly sent a litle before Easter to Oxford, and were suffered to haue nothing with vs, but that we caried vpon vs. About the Whitsontide followyng was our disputations at Oxford, after the which was all taken from vs, as pen and inke. &c.2 Our owne seruauntes were taken from vs before, and euery one had put to hym a straunge man, and we eche one appoynted to be kept in seuerall places, as we are vnto this day.
- 1Canter▪ Ridley, Latimer, Bradford, prisoners together in the Tower.
- 2Canter. Ridley, Latimer, removed to Oxford.Canter. Ridley, Latimer, remoued to Oxford.