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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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The Earl of OXFORD'S Letter to Bishop BONNER.
AFTER our hearty commendations unto your good lordship, this will be to advertise the same, that the constables of Co••••ll within your diocese, have brought before us this day six persons dwelling in the town of Coxhall aforesaid, whose names do follow, to wit, Nicholas Chamberlain, weaver, John Wallet, fuller, Thomas Brodehill, weaver, Richard Web, weaver, William Bamford, alias Butler, weaver, and Thomas Osborne, fuller, for that they at the feast of Easter now last, have not obeyed the order of the holy catholic church in receiving of the sacraments, but obstinately refuse the same; besides of holding divers other opinions contrary to the faith of the said church. Wherefore we have thought it good to send the same persons unto your good lordship further to be ordered, as in such case shall appertain. Thus we commit your good lordship to the keeping of Almighty God. From ••dingham, the first of May, 1555. Your lordship's assuredly, OXFORD, PHILIP PARIS.
THE said prisoners being sent up the first of May, were brought before the said bishop the 17th of the said month, to be examined upon divers and sundry articles ministered and objected against them; whereunto they were compelled to answer▪ and to put their hands to the same: the copy of which their articles and answers, being all in one form and effect, here followeth.