Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 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.

*Articles or interrogatories obiected by the bishop of London, to Willlam Pigot, Steuen Kight, and Iohn Laurence, the 8. of February. 1555.

WHether do you thinke and steadfastly beleeue that it is a catholicke, faithfull, christian, and true doctrine, to teach, preach and say, that in the sacramentes of the aul∣tar, vnder y^e formes of bread & wine, there is w^tout any sub¦stance of bread & wine there remayning, by y^e omnipotent power of almightye God, & his holy worde, really, true∣ly, and in very deede the true and natural body and bloud of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, the selfe same in substaunce (though not in outward forme and appearaunce) whiche was borne of the Uirgine Mary, and suffered vppon the crosse, yea, or nay?

Whether doe you thinke, and steadfastly beleeue that your Parentes, kinsfolke, frendes, and acquaintance, here in this realm of England, before your birth a great while and also after your Birth, professing and beleuing the said doctrine and fayth, concerning the sayd sacrament of the aultar, had a true christian fayth, and were faythfull and true christen people, or no?

Whether do you think and steadfastly beleue that your Godfathers and Godmother, professing and beleuing the said Doctrine and faith, concerning the sayde Sacrament of the aultar, had a true christen fayth, and were faythfull and true christen people or no?

Whether do you think and steadfastly beleue that your own self in times past, being of the age of 14. yeares, and a∣boue, did thinke and beleue concerning the sayd sacrament of the aulter in all poyntes, as your sayde parentes: kins∣folke, friendes, acquaintaunce, godfathers, and godmo∣ther did then thinke and beleue them, or no?

Whether doe you thinke, and steadfastly beleeue that oure Soueraignes the king, and the Queene of thys Realme of England, and all the Nobilitie, Clergie, and Laitie of this Realm, professing and beleuing the said doc∣trine and fayth, as other christian Realmes doe, concer∣ning the sayd sacrament of the altar, haue a true christian fayth, and beleeue as the Catholicke and true Churche of Christ hath alwayes beleued, preached, and taught or no?

Whether do ye thinke and steadfastly beleeue that our sauiour Christ and his holy spirite hath bene, is, and shal∣be with his Catholicke churche, euen to the worldes end, gouerning and ruling the same in all thinges, especially in the necessary poyntes of Christian Religion, not suffe∣ring the same to erre or to be deceiued therein?

Whether it is true that you, being suspected, or infamed to be culpable, and faultie in speaking agaynst the sacra∣ment of the Aultare, and agaynst the very true presence of Christes naturall body, and the substaunce thereof in y^e sayd sacrament, and thereupon called before mee vppon complaynt made to me agaynst you, haue not bene a good space in my house, hauing freely meate and drinke, and al∣so diuers times instructed and informed, as well by one being our Ordinary, as also by my chaplaines and dy∣uers other learned men, some wherof were bishops, some Deanes, and some Archdeacons, and euery one of them learned in diuinitie, and minding well vnto you, and desi∣ring the safegard of your soule, and that you should folow and beleue the doctrine of the Catholicke church as afore, concerning the sayd sacrament of the aultar, and whether you did not at al times since your sayd comming to me, vt∣terly refuse to follow and beleue the sayd doctrine, concer∣ning the sayd sacrament?

Whether can you nowe finde in your hart and consci∣ence to conforme your selfe in all poyntes to the said fayth and catholicke church concerning the sayde Sacrament of the aultar, faythfully, truely, and playnely, without anye dissimulation, beleeuing therein as our sayd soueraignes, with the Nobilitie, Clergie, and Laytie, of this Realme, and other Christian realmes: and other persons aforesaid, and also the sayd Catholicke Church haue, and do beleue in that behalfe?

In case you so cānot, what ground haue you to mayn∣taine your opinion, and who is of the same opinion wyth you, and what conference haue you had therein with any, what comfort and what reliefe haue you had therein by a∣ny of them, and what are their names and surnames, and their dwelling place?

Their aunsweres to these articles were not much dis∣crepant from Tomkins, and other like Martirs aboue mentioned, as here followeth to be seene.

Notes

• Articles ob∣ie••ted to W. Pigot & 〈…〉〈…〉.
• Beliefe of their forelders.
• Beliefe of their godfathers and godmothers.
• Beliefe of their young age.
• Beliefe of the king, and Queene, & the Nobilitie.
• Beliefe of the pretensed Ca∣tholicke church.
• The reall pre∣sence and tran∣substantiation.