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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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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Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
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[At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],
An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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Martyrs -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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The condemnation and Martyrdome of Margerie Polley.
MArgerie Polley widowe, wife sometime of Richarde Polley of Pepingberie, was accused and brought be∣fore the said Maurice Bish. of Rochester,* 1.1 about the begin∣ning of the moneth of Iune. Which Bishop according to the Pontificall solemnitie of that Church, rising vp out of the chaire of his maiestie, in the high swelling stile after his ordinary fashion to dash the seely poore woman, beginneth in these woordes.
We Maurice by the sufferance of God bishop of Rochester, proceeding of our meere office in a cause of heresie, against thee Margery Polley, of the parish of Pepingbery of our Diocesse and
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The Martyrdome of Margery Polley.
* 1.2Iurisdiction of Rochester, do lay and obiect against thee all & sin∣gular these articles insuing. To the which, and to euery parcell of them, we require of thee a true, full, and plaine aunswere, by ver∣tue of thine othe thereupon to be geuen &c.
Thus the oth first being ministred,* 1.3 & the articles com∣menced against her, whiche Articles were the same mini∣stred to Nicholas Hall and Waid before, she so framed hee answeres againe, especially answering to the 3. and 4. Ar∣ticle, that shee neither allowed the deitie of theyr Sacra∣ment, nor the absurdity of their masse. For the which, sen∣tence was read against her about the beginning of Iune, and she condemned for the same. But because her death fo∣lowed not vpon the same, we wil therfore defer the tracta∣tion therof to the due place and time, first setting downe in order of historie, the execution of Christopher Waid abo••e mentioned.