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.

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Title: 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.
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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¶An other letter sent to hys wife.

GRace, mercy, and peace from God the father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ be with you, deare wyfe, now & euer Amen: and preuent your wayes through hys holye spirite, that ye may in all your wordes and workes please God, and eschew euil, to hys honor and your saluation,* 1.1 y^t they which see your conuersation, may in all things learne to doe like, euen to the vtter shame and confusion of the wicked and vngodly. Amen.

I sent you by M. Alexander, a purse with money. I haue certayne tokens for you, sent by my prison fellowes to you, y^t is,* 1.2 from M. Haukes .xii. d. frō M. Simson .xii. d. from his wife .iiij. d. from M. Wattes fiue new grotes, frō M. Ardeley .xij. d. from M. Bradford xij. d. which men be all gone to death, except M. Bradford, he abideth stil. Ther is also gone to death Nicholas Chamberlayne, Tho. Os∣mund, William Bamford. There ••s also condemned thys monday Diricke Caruer, Thomas Iuison, Iohn Laun∣der, and William Uassy is repriued. Pray to God to haue mercy vpon hys people, and bid my brother, if he can con∣ueniently, come downe on monday next: if he can not wel do it, let hym abide at home. Haue me hartily commended to your parents. I haue sent each of them a token, a bow∣ed grote, and desire them for Gods sake to helpe vs with theyr prayers. Haue litle Katherine in minde. Commend me vnto all good friendes. Continue in prayer. Beware of vanitie. Let not God be dishonored in your conuersati∣on, but like a good Matron, keepe your vessel in holines. The peace of God rest with you for euer. Amen.

My brother Iuison sendeth to you a tokē, to your mo∣ther a token, and to Katherine a token, iij. pence. Iohn Launder sendeth you a peece of Spanish mony, father He¦ralt a peece of vi. d. William Androwes sendeth you a rase of Ginger, and I sēd your mother one, and a Nutmeg. I send Katherine Comfites for a token to eate. I haue sent you a keyclog for a token.

Your husband, Robert Smith.

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* 1.1

An other letter of R. Smith to his wyfe.

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* 1.2

Beholde here the Cōmunion of Saintes.

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