Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

¶ The act of the first day.

On Thursday, the xx. of Iuly, in y^t yeare of the Lord a∣foresaid: We in the parish church of North Lidebury afore sayd, about 6, of the clocke, sitting in iudgement, after that it was reported vnto vs how the foresayd Williā was per¦sonally taken and lawfully cited: Caused the sayd William then and there openly in iudgement to be called out, to do, heare and receiue such thinges, wherto he was afore cited, & to do otherwise that which iustice should perswade. And the sayd William appeared neither by himselfe, nor by pro∣ctor: but onely by a seruaunt (whose name we know not) he sent a certayn schedule of paper, made like an indenture vnto vs to excuse him. After which schedule sene, read and with ripe deliberatiō wayed, and in any wise notwithstā∣ding we adiudged the sayd William, after he was oftē cal∣led, & long euen to the due hour taried for, & by no meanes appering: worthely for his obstinacy, & for his stubbern∣nes assigned vnto him the 29. day of Iuly in the Church of Ponsley, to appeare before vs with the foresayd sauegard, to aunswere more fully to suche articles, and otherwise to heare, receiue, and do as before is noted.

Notes

• The first sit∣t••••g against W. Swin∣derby.
• Anno. 1391.