Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] 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 summe of a priuate conference or talke betwene M. Philpot and the Bishop.

PHil.

The next day in the morning betime, the Byshop sent one of his mē vnto me,* 1.1 to cal me vp into his chap∣pell to heare Masse.

Bishops man.

Maister Philpot where be you?

Phil.

Who is that calleth me?

Bishops man.

My Lords wil is, you should rise and come to heare Masse: wil you come or no?

Phil.

My stomacke is not verye good this morning: you may tell my Lorde I am sicke. After this the Keeper was sen•• to bring me to my Lord.

The keper.

M. Philpot, you must rise & come to my Lord.

Phil.

I am at your commaundement (M. Keeper) assoone as I can:* 1.2 and going out of the prison he asked me, saying:

The Keeper.

Will you goe to Masse?

Phil.

My stomacke is to raw to digest such raw meates of flesh, bloud and bone this morning. After this my Keeper presented me to the Bishop in his Hall.

Lond.

M. Philpot, I charge you to answere to such Ar∣ticles as my Chapleine, and my Register haue from me to ob••ect against you, go and answer them.

Phil.

My Lord, Omnia iudicia debent es••e publica: All iudge∣ments ought to be publicke. Therfore if your Lordship haue any thing to charge mee lawfully withall, lette mee be in iudgement lawfully and openly called, and I wil answer according to my duetie: otherwise in corners I will not.

London.

Thou art a foolish knaue I see wel inough: thou shalt aunswere whether thou wilt or no. Goe thy waies with them I say.

Phil.

I may well go with them at your Lordships plea∣sure: but I will make them no further answeare then I haue said already.

Lond.

No wilt thou knaue? Haue him away, and set him in the stockes. What foolish knaue?

Phil.

In deeds (my Lord) you handle me with others like fooles: and we muste be content to be made fooles at your handes▪ stockes and violence is your Bishoplike almes. You goe about by force in corners to oppresse, & be asha∣med that your doings should come to light: God shorten your cruel kingdom for his mercies sake. And I was put by and by into the stocks, in an house alone, seperate from my fellowes. God be praised y^t he hath thought me woor∣thy to suffer any thing for his names sake. Better it is to sit in the stockes of this world, then to sit in the stockes of a damnable conscience.

Notes

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  〈…〉〈…〉 to their dinner afterward as they haue, as i•• they had eaten neuer a bit of meate before▪ Iohn Philpot refu••eth to aun∣swer•• but in o∣pen iudgement▪ Iohn Philpot commaun••ed to be set in the stockes in the Colehou••e.