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.
Publication: [At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],; An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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¶The copy of the kinges letter for the ayde of Iohn Longland B. of Lincolne, agaynst the seruauntes of Christ, falsely then called heretickes.

HEnry the 8. by the grace of God, king of England & of Fraūce Lord of Ireland, defender of the fayth: to all Mayors, Shyriffes, Bayliffes and Constables, and to all other our Officers, Ministers, and Subiectes, these our letters hearing or seeing, and to euery of them greeting. For as muche as the right reuerend father in God our trusty and right welbeloued Counsellour the Bishop of Lyn∣colne, hath now within his Dioces no small number of hereticks, as it is thought to his no little discomfort and heauines: We ther∣fore being in will and minde safely to prouide for the sayde right reuerend father in God and his officers: that they ne none of thē, shall bodily be hurt or damaged hy any of the sayde heretickes or theyr fautours,* 1.1 in the executing and ministring of Iustice vnto the sayd hereticks accordingly to the lawes of holy church: do straitly charge and commaund you and euery of you, as ye tender our hie displeasure, to be ayding, helping and assisting the sayd right reue∣rend Father in God, and his sayde officers in the executing of Iu∣stice in the premisses, as they or any of them shal require you so to do, not fayling to accomplishe our commandement & pleasure in the premisses, as ye entend to please vs, and will aunswere to the contrary, at your vttermost perils. Yeuen vnder our signet at our castle of Wyndsour the 20. day of October the 13. yeare of our raign.

The bishop thus being armed no lesse with the autho∣rity of the kinges letter then incited with his owne fierce∣nes, forslacked no time, but eftsoones to accōplish his moo∣dy violence vpon the poore flock of Christ called before him sitting vpon his tribunall seat, both these aforenamed per∣sons, and all other in his dioces which were neuer so little noted or suspected to incline toward those opiniōs: of whō to such as had but newly bene taken, and had not before ab¦iured,

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he inioyned most strayght & rigorous penance. The other in whō he could find any relaps, yea albeit they sub∣mitted themselues neuer so humbly to his fauourable cur∣tesy,* 1.2 and though also at his request, and for hope of pardō, they had shewed thēselues great detecters of their brethrē being moreouer of him feed and flattered therunto, yet not withstanding, contrary to his fayre wordes, & their expec∣tation, he spared not, but read sentēce of relaps against thē comitting them to the secular arme to be burned.

And first as touching them who being brought to ab∣iuration, were put to theyr penaunce, long it were to recite the names of all. Certayne I thought to recite here in a ca∣talogue, first reciting the persons, afterward the rigorous, penaunce to them enioyned.

The names of them which were abiured in the Dioces of Lincolne, the yeare of our Lord. 1521.

...William Colyns.
...Ioh Colyns.
...Ioane Colyns.
...Rob Colyns.
...Ioh. Hackar.
...Ioh. Brabant, the father.
...Ioh. Brabant his sonne.
...Ioh. Brabāt the yonger sonne
...Iohn Edmonds.
...Edward Pope.
...Henry Phip.
...Ioh. Steuenton.
...Ioane Steuenton.
...Rob Bartlet.
...Tho. Clerke.
...Ioh. Clerke.
...Rich. Bartlet.
...William Phip.
...Ioh. Phip.
...Tho. Couper.
...Wil. Littlepage.
...Ioh. Litlepage.
...Ione. Litlepage.
...Ioh. Say.
...Ioh. Frier.
...Rich. Vulford.
...Tho. Tredway.
...Wil. Gudgame.
...Roger Heron.
...Fraunces Funge.
...Rob. Pope.
...Roger Dods.
...Iohn Harris.
...Rob. Bruges.
...Iohn Stampe.
...Ione Stampe.
...Rich. White.
...Bennet Ward.
...Iohn Baker.
...Agnes Wellis.
...Marian Morden.
...Isabell Morwin.
Io. Butler. Io. Butler y^e yōger
...R. Carder.
...Rich. Bernard.
...Ione Bernerd.
...Io. Grace. Io. French.
...Ioh. Edings.

The townes and villages and countryes, where these foresayd persons did inhabite, are named chiefely to be these.

...Amersham.
...* 1.3Chesham.
...Hychenden.
...Missenden the great.
...Missenden the lesse.
...Easthendred.
...Westhendred.
...Asthall.
...Bekensfield.
...Denham.
...Gyng.
...Betterton.
...Cherney.
...Stanlake.
...Claufield.
...Walton.
...Marlow.
...Dorney.
...Iuer.
...Burton.
...Vxbridge.
...Owburne.
...Henley.
...Wycame.
...Westwycame.
...Newbery.
...Burford.
...Wytney.
...Hungerford.
...Vpton.
...Wynsore.
...London.
...Colmonstreet in Lō.
...Chepeside in Londō.
...Shordich by London
...S. Gyles in London.
...Essex.
...Suffolke.
...Northfolke.
...Norwich.

The bookes & opiniōs, which these were charged with all, & for the which they were abiured, partly are before ex∣pressed, partly here folow in a briefe summary to be seene.

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* 1.1

The copie of the kings letter.

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* 1.2

The cruell falsehoode of Byshop Longland.

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* 1.3

The names of the towns where they dwelled.

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¶The copy of the kinges letter for the ayde of Iohn Longland B. of Lincolne, agaynst the seruauntes of Christ, falsely then called heretickes.

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