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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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¶Here beginneth the life, acts, and doings of master Hugh Latimer, the famous Preacher and worthy Martyr of Christ and his Gospel.
¶Here beginneth the lyfe, actes, and doynges of maister Hugh Latimer, the famous Preacher and worthy Martyr of Christ and his Gospel.
Now consequently after the life of B. Ridley,1 with other his letters, which partly we have expressed, partly we have differed to our later appendix, followeth likewise the life and doings of the worthy champion, and old practised soldier of Christ M. Hugh Latimer, of whose acts and long travails even from his first years and tender age, to begin here to entreat: first, he was the son of one Hugh Latimer, of Thirkesson in the County of Leicester, a husbandman of right good estimation: with whom also he was brought up until he was of the age of four years or thereabout. At which time his Parents (having him as then left for their only son, with six other daughters) seeing his ready, prompt, and sharp wit, purposed to train him up in erudition, and knowledge of good literature: wherein he so profited in his youth,2 at the common Schools of his own country, that at the age of xiiij. years, he was sent to the University of Cambridge. Where after some continuance of exercises in other things,3 he gave him self to the study of such school Divinity, as the ignorance of that age did suffer.
NOw consequently after the lyfe of B. Ridley,1