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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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4thly, HE was appointed by the commissioners, before his departure from […] to pay 200l. (which was arrearages) into the courts of first fruits and tenths, at Bartholomew day then next following; which payment he made accordingly, notwithstanding that his adversaries wrought means to have made him break his day; namely, one Edward Harbert, gent. who hath a personage of his to farm, kept back his rent to the very last day, because that money should not help to serve his turn; and so by crafty cavilling detaineth it still in his hand with a year's rent and a half more; for the said Edward Harbert is an adherent of the said bishop's adversaries.
4thly, HE was appointed by the commissioners, before his departure from 〈…〉 to pay 200l. (which was arrearages) into the courts of first fruits and tenths, at Bartholomew day then next following; which payment he made accordingly, notwithstanding that his adversaries wrought means to have made him break his day; namely, one Edward Harbert, gent. who hath a personage of his to farm, kept back his rent to the very last day, because that money should not help to serve his turn; and so by crafty cavilling detaineth it still in his hand with a year's rent and a half more; for the said Edward Harbert is an adherent of the said bishop's adversaries.
5thly, THE book of their depositions is so great, that it requireth a long time to peruse. And also the greatest part of their witnesses were utterly unknown by the bishop and all his; and also dwelling in so many sundry places of the diocese among the mountains and elsewhere, scarcely within the circuit of 200 miles.
ITEM, Another great sessions held at Carmarthen in the month of October last, during which time he was attendant there, as is aforesaid. All