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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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31. TO the 31st he saith, That he knoweth not what the priest bade in the church, nor how many ploughs there came, undesired of this defendant. But he knoweth certainly, that he desired no man's labour but for his money.
32. TO the 32d he saith, That he knoweth not any such appointment of schools and revenues there, but he found there (after the departing of bishop Barloe) a schoolmaster, an usher being a priest, and twenty scholars, which he hath hitherto maintained better than he found it, to his knowledge: he did never convert any penny thereof to his own use, albeit he might lawfully have done the same.
33. THE 33d he saith, is all untrue, so far as he knoweth.
34. TO the 34th article he saith, He never purchased more than three parcels, whereof one was 2s. 8d. by the year; the second, 3s. 4d. and the third, 1l. 6s. 8d. or thereabout, by the year; the rest he denieth.
35. TO the 35th he saith, That he never bought of Lewis John Thomas, his good land cheap, but after 40 years purchase, not knowing at that time any such thing as is contained in the article against the said Lewis John Thomas. Neither bade he the sumner to •et him alone, but as soon as he heard any thing of it, commanded the sumner to cite him; and so he was cited in this defendant's house, occasioning him to break his bargain: to which Lewis the defendant said these words. If you would give me your land with a house full of gold, I cannot, no• will I suffer you to keep a woman. Then the said Lewis affirming the latter woman to be his wife, and the first unknown to the defendant, he brought the said Lewis to the consistory for trial, where it hangeth yet and also by lawful process excommunicated the first woman, for that she would not by any means appear in the court to claim or to confess marriage with the said Lewis, and so she standeth this day at the point of Significavit.
36. TO the 36th he saith, That whereas the chanter, and R. M. with other canons there, would not obey the king's godly injunctions, concerning the finding of a school for poor men's children, a ⟨p. 522⟩lecture of divinity, sermons on the Sundays, repairing of their church and mansion houses, decent order and ministration there; but stubbornly counted themselves (with the chanter) to be a body politic, without regard of the bishop and his lawful monitions, being himself named in their shire statutes a deacon, having also their dean-stall in the choir with a prebend thereunto annexed, and the chief place in the chapter-house, with a key of their chapter-seal, being also by the king's majesty's commission appointed their ordinary: yet would they not in any wise deliver unto him a book of their statutes, for the better knowledge of his and their duties, nor show unto him their records and monuments, for declaration of the king's right and his. For which cause this defendant, by writ of quo warranto ▪ lawfully called them to answer, which yet lieth asleep, to the loss of the king's majesty's right. The time of delivery of the said writ▪ he remembereth not.
36. TO the 36th he saith, That whereas the chaunter, and R. M. with other canons there, would not obey the king's godly injunctions, concerning the finding of a school for poor men's children, a ⟨p. 522⟩lecture of divinity, sermons on the Sundays, repairing of their church and mansion houses, decent order and ministration there; but stubbornly counted themselves (with the chaunter) to be a body politic, without regard of the bishop and his lawful monitions, being himself named in their shire statutes a deacon, having also their dean-stall in the choir with a prebend thereunto annexed, and the chief place in the chapter-house, with a key of their chapter-seal, being also by the king's majesty's commission appointed their ordinary: yet would they not in any wise deliver unto him a book of their statutes, for the better knowledge of his and their duties, nor shew unto him their records and monuments, for declaration of the king's right and his. For which cause this defendant, by writ of quo warranto ▪ lawfully called them to answer, which yet lieth asleep, to the loss of the king's majesty's right. The time of delivery of the said writ he remembereth not.
37. THE 37th, he saith, is all false, as far as he knoweth.
38. TO the 36th he saith, That he being attendant (according to his bounden duty) to serve the king's highness during the time of the parliament, from the first unto the last day; then immediately after repaired into his diocese, and he might not trust R. M. the chanter, and George Constantine to execute faithfully the jurisdiction, because they had before (through their slanderous life, and not punishing misdoers) left the country in great enormity of filthy whoredom. And saith, further, that one cause why he appointed not an officer, &c. was for that he lacked his letters of authority of jurisdiction.
38. TO the 36th he saith, That he being attendant (according to his bounden duty) to serve the king's highness during the time of the parliament, from the first unto the last day; then immediately after repaired into his diocese, and he might not trust R. M. the chaunter, and George Constantine to execute faithfully the jurisdiction, because they had before (through their slanderous life, and not punishing misdoers) left the country in great enormity of filthy whoredom. And saith, further, that one cause why he appointed not an officer, &c. was for that he lacked his letters of authority of jurisdiction.
39 and 40. THE 39th and 40th, he saith are untrue.
41. TO the 4•st he saith▪ That how often he did minister the communion he doth not remember▪ but in all other things so far as he knoweth, he hath studied to order himself according to his vocation, and as far as he believeth, acted like a minister.
42. TO the 42d he saith, That he hath not alienated himself from study, neither preached indiscreetly, nor reported the scriptures untruly to his knowledge: (but he hath been very much hindered both from study and preaching, by the malicious, crafty, and covetous behaviour of the forenamed persons.) And that he did set forth the doctrine of honest marriage, as well of all other men as of priests, even as the scripture then rehearsed did minister occasion.
43. TO the 43d he saith, That reciting the words of Luke, "If thy brother have offended against thee, blame him, and if he repent, forgive him, and if he have offended against thee seven times in one day, and seven times in the day he be converted unto thee, saying, I am sorry, forgive him:" he said farther these words in effect▪ It appeareth by this place of scripture, that we are not bound (except he repent) to forgive him; but we are bound to pray to God to forgive him, and to give him grace to repent, that he may forgive him.
44. TO the 44th he saith▪ That he hath preached right often at Carmarthen, as well as at other places▪ and, he saith, that a great number at Aberguilly do understand English very well.
44. TO the 44th he saith▪ That he hath preached right often at Caermarthen, as well as at other places▪ and, he saith, that a great number at Aberguilly do understand English very well.
45. TO the 45th he saith, That after he had preached first at Brecknock, Carmarthen▪ Swansey, Laugharne, Tinby, Pembroke, Hereford, St. David's, Cardigan, with other notable towns; he hath since that time preached to • great many other poor churches, but not in Tinby nor Pembroke: but for Hereford he standeth in doubt. And whereas he brought with him at the first a learned preacher, of godly life, the ungodly stubborn behaviour of the persons before •••ned, wearied him away. And whereas he had engaged another learned man to come into his diocese to preach, George Constantine by his discouragement advised him from this defendant.
45. TO the 45th he saith, That after he had preached first at Brecknock, Caerma•then▪ Swansey, Laugharne, Tinby, Pembroke, Hereford, St. David's, Cardigan, with other notable towns; he hath since that time preached to • g•eat many other poor churches, but not in Tinby nor Pembroke: but for Hereford he standeth in doubt. And whereas he brought with him at the first a learned preacher, of godly life, the ungodly stubborn behaviour of the persons before •••ned, wearied him away. And whereas he had engaged another learned man to come into his diocese to preach, George Constantine by his discouragement advised him from this defendant.
46. TO the 4•th he saith, That in all his churches appropriated, there is both Bible and paraphrases so far as he knoweth▪. and if the priests there would not show him the lack thereof, yet should the officials declare it unto him▪ that […] might be amended (by his will) without delay.
46. TO the 4•th he saith, That in all his churches appropriated, there is both Bible and paraphrases so far as he knoweth▪. and if the priests there would not shew him the lack thereof, yet should the officials declare it unto him▪ that 〈…〉 might be amended (by his will) without delay.
