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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
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¶Iohn Awcocke.

* 1.1IN the Moneth of Aprill, and the second day of the same Moneth, dyed in prison Iohn Awcocke, who after was buried in the fieldes, as the maner of the Papistes was to deny theyr christian buriall to such as dyed out of their po∣pish Antichristian Church.

Now forasmuch as hauing passed the month of March, we are entred into the mouth of Aprill, so set downe in or∣der out of publicke Recordes, what happened in the sayde Moneth, here followeth to be noted: That the 1. day of A∣prill Ann. 1555. A Letter was sent to the Shiriffe of kent to apprehend Thomas Wodgat and William Maynard, for preaching secretly, and to send them vp to the Counsel.

The 7. day of the sayde Moneth an other Letter to the sayd Shiriffe for the apprehension of one Harwiche who went about with a boy with him preaching from place to place.

The 15. of Aprill, a letter was directed to Syr Nicho∣las Hare, and Syr Thomas Cornewallis, willing them to examine M. Flower alias Braunche what he meant to weare about his neck written, Deum time, Idolum fuge, and whō els he knew to weare the like praying also to speake to Boner Byshop of London speedely to proceed agaynst him for his Religion according to the lawes: and that the Iustices of Peace of Middlesex should likewise proceed a∣gaynst him for shedding of bloud in the Church according to the statute, so as if he continue his opinion he might be executed at the farthest by the latter end of this weeke, and that his right hand be the day before his execution, or the same day striken off.

The 22. of Aprill there was a like letter sent to the Iu∣stices of peace of Middlesex, with a writ for the executiō of the sayd Flower, commaunding them to see his hand stri∣ken of before his burning.

The 29. of Aprill M. Robert Hornebey seruant then to the Lady Elizabeth was conuented before the Counsell for his religion: and standing constantly to the trueth, not∣withstanding theyr threates and other perswasions, was therfore commited to the Marshalsea.

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Aprill. 2. Iohn Awcocke, Martyr.

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