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 maner of a Supplication to the Lord Darcy, and by him deliuered to Syr Iohn King∣stone Priest and Commissary.

PLeaseth it your honorable Lordship to be aduertised y^t we confesse,* 1.1 whilest your good Lordship laye here in the country, the people were stayed in good order, to our great comfort: but since your Lordshippes departure, they haue made digression from good order in some places, & namely in the Parish of Muchbentley, by reason of three seditious persons, William Mount and his wife, & Rose her daugh∣ter, who by theyr colourable submission (as it doth appere) were dismist and sent nowne from the Bishop of London, and since theyr comming home thei haue not onely in their owne persons shewed manifest signes and tokens of dis∣obedience, in not comming to the Churche, nor yet obser∣uing other good orders: but also most maliciously and sedi∣tiously haue seduced many from comming to the Church, and frō obeying all other good orders, mocking also those that frequent the Church, and calling thē Church Owles, and blasphemouslye calling the blessed Sacrament of the aultar a blind God, with diuers such like blasphemies. In consideration whereof, may it please your honour (for the loue of God, and for the tender zeale your good Lorshippe beareth to Iustice, and common peace and quietnes of the king and Queenes Maiesties louing subiectes) to award out your warrant for the sayd William Mount, his wife, & Rose her daughter, that they being attached & brought before your good Lordshippe, we trust the rest will feare to offend (their ring leaders of sedition being apprehēded) to the quietnes of theyr obedient subiectes.

Your dayly Orators the Parishioners of Much∣bentley, Thomas Tye Priest, Iohn Carter,* 1.2 Thomas Candeler, Iohn Barker, Richarde Mere, Iohn Paynter, William Harrys, Iohn Richard, with other.

This being done, the said sir Thomas Tye bethought with himselfe where the persecuted did resorte.* 1.3 For in the beginning of Queene Maries reign, for a xij. moneth and more, he came not to the Church, but frequented the cōpa∣nye of Godlye men and women, which absteined from the same, and as they thought, he laboured to keepe a good cō∣science, but the sequele shewed him to be a false brother.

Now (as I said) he partly knowing y^e places of refuge for honest mē, did further enquire of other about y^e same, & being therof sufficiently (as he thought) instructed to hys purpose, immediatly about y^e time the supplication aboue specified was exhibited to y^e sayd L. Darcy, wrote secretly a letter to Boner B. of Londō, wherin he maketh his accoūt how he had bestowed his time, & cōplayned of diuers ho∣nest mē, among the which was the sayd W. Mount & hys company. The tenour of which letter herafter foloweth.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A supplica∣tion of the persecutors to the L. Darcy.
• * 1.2

  Cruell per∣secutors.
• * 1.3

  Thomas Tye a false brother, & a bloudy persecutor.