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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 Second SESSION.
THE next day following (which was the first of October) somewhat after eight o'clock, the said lords repaired to St. Mary's church, and after they were set in a high throne, well trimmed with cloth of tissue and silk, then appeared Dr. Ridley, ⟨p. 895⟩who was set at a framed table a good space from the bishop's feet, which table had a silk cloth cast over it, and the place was encompassed about in a quadrate form, partly for gentlemen who repaired thither, (for this was the sessions day of goal delivery) and the heads of the university to sit, and partly to keep off the press of the audience: for the whole body, as well of the university as of the town, came hither to see the end of these two persons. After Dr. Ridley's appearance, and the silence of the audience, the bishop of Lincoln spake in manner following.
LINCOLN. Mr. Ridley, yesterday when we challenged you for not uncovering your head, you excused yourself of that whereof no man accused you, in saying you did not put on your cap for any obstinacy towards us, who as touching our own persons desired no such obedience of you, but only in respect of those whose persons we bear; neither (you said) for any contempt that you bear to this worshipful audience, which, although justly, may yet in this case require no such humility of you; neither for any derogation of honour to my lord cardinal's grace, in that he is descended from royal blood, in that he is a man most noble, both for his excellent qualities and singular learning; for as touching those points, you said, you would with all humility, honour, reverence, and worship his grace; but in that he is legate to the most reverend father in God, the pope's holiness, (with that the bishop, with all then present, put off their caps, but Dr. Ridley moved not his) you said you neither could, nor would by any means be induced to give him honour: but forasmuch as this is the point as we told you yesterday, why we require honour and reverence of you, we tell you now as we did then, unless you take the pains to move your bonnet, we will take care to cause your bonnet to be taken from you, unless you pretend sickness, as yesterday you did not.