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Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the trials and dying expressions of many…Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many…
Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the trials and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Fox's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Foxe's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]
London: printed for R. Butler, 1677
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
George Bucker: See Adam Damlip.
John Bradford a Lancashire man, a good Scholar, Servant to the Lord Harrington, afterwards went to Cambridge, and after one years time was made Master of Arts and Fellow of Pembroke Hall; and some time after ordained by Bishop Ridley, and made Prebend of S. Paul's in London. Vol. 3. p. 380. He was a zealous Preacher and a good liver, yet in Queen Mary's days silenced and imprisoned; although but three days before he appeased the people in London, by preaching against Sedition, and persuading them to obedience, who were incensed much against one Bourn (who afterward was made Bishop of ⟨p. 29⟩Bath) who preached against King Edward 6. and pleaded for Popery, so that a Dagger was thrown at him, till this Mr. Bradford appeared in the Pulpit, and then the People cried out, God save thy life, O Bradford. He slept but four hours in the night, and spent most of the other hours in prayer and studying; so that he counted that hour lost, he said, in which he had done none good with Pen, study, or exhorting: he preached twice a day in Prison, unless sickness hindered him. When the Keepers Wife with sorrow brought him news of his burning next day, he said, I thank God for it, I have looked for the same a long time; it comes not on me suddenly, but as a thing waited for every day and hour, O Lord make me worthy of it. When he went from the Counter to Newgate, he prayed, and gave every Servant and Officer in the House money, wishing them to serve God and eschew evil, and prayed to God to effect it in them: He was imprisoned two years, lacking one Month and a half. He being ⟨p. 30⟩upon examination offered mercy, if he would recant, said, Mercy with God's mercy I desire; but mercy with God's wrath God keep me from; his good will be done, life with his displeasure is worse than death, and death with his favour is true life. Vol. 3. p. 283. One Creswell, an acquaintance of his, after this came to him, and proffered him his service to make suit to the Queen for him: To whom he said, If the Queen will give me life, I will thank her; if she will banish me, I will thank her; if she will burn me, I will thank her; if she will condemn me to perpetual imprisonment, I will thank her. Vol. 3. p. 292. At the Stake he freely forgave all persons, and begged all persons to forgive him: