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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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FRIDAY, November 9, Mr. Barlow, late bishop of Bath, and Mr. Cardmaker, were brought before the council, in the Star-chamber, where after communication they were committed to the Fleet.
SATURDAY, November 10, the sheriffs of London had orders to take an inventory of every one of their goods, which were of Mr. Throgmorton's jury, and to seal up their doors, which was done the same day. Mr. Whetstone, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Kytely, were adjudged to pay 1000l. a-piece, and the rest 1000 marks a-piece, to be paid within one fortnight after. From this payment were exempted only four, who submitted themselves, whose names are these, Mr. Lo, Mr. Pointer, Mr. Beswike, and Mr. Carter.
SATURDAY, November 10, the sheriffs of London had orders to take an inventory of every one of their goods, which were of Mr. Throgmorton's jury, and to seal up their doors, which was done the same day. Mr. Whetstone, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Kytely, were adjudged to pay 1000l. a-piece, and the rest 1000 marks a-piece, to be paid within one fortnight after. From this payment were exempted only four, who submitted themselves, whose names are these, Mr. Loe, Mr. Poynter, Mr. Beswike, and Mr. Carter.
MENTION has been made of the visitation of Edmund Bonner, bishop of London, which begun (as is said) about the month of September; for the better preparation whereof were set forth certain articles, to the number of 37; which articles, partly for the tediousness of them, partly for that Mr. Bale in a certain treatise hath sufficiently painted out the same in proper colours, partly also, because I will not infect this book with them, I pass them over, proceeding in the progress of this bishop in his visitation in the county of Essex; who passing thro' the said county of Essex, being attended with divers worshipful of the shire, (for so they were commanded) arrived at Sterford in Hertfordshire, where he rested certain days, solacing himself after that painful peregrination, with no small feasting and banqueting with his attendants, at the house of one Parsons, his nephew, whose wife he commonly called his fair niece; (fair she was indeed) and he took there great pleasure to hear her play upon the virginals, wherein she excelled, insomuch that at every dinner (sitting by his sweet side) she arose and played three several times at his request, of his good and spiritual devotion towards her. After some days were passed in this fashion, he proceeded in his popish visitation toward Hadham, his own house and parish, not more than two miles from Sterford, being there most solemnly rung out, as in all other places where he passed. At length drawing near unto Hadham, when he heard no stirring there in honour of his holiness, he grew into some choler, and the nearer he approached, the hotter was his fit: and the quieter the bells were, the unquieter was his mood. Thus rode he on, chafing and fuming with himself· "What meaneth (saith he) that knave the clerk, that he ringeth not? and the parson, that he meeteth me not?" with other passionate expressions. There this patient prelate, coming to the town, alighted, calling for the key of the church, which was then all unready, since, as they pretended, he had come two hours before his time; whereupon he grew from choler to plain melancholy, so as no man willingly would deal with him to qualify the raging humour so far incorporated in his breast.