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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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.
Ischirion one that was in service with a certain noble man,1 was commanded of his master to make sacrifice, who for not obeying, was therefore rebuked: After persisting in the same, was grievously threatened with sharp and menacing words. At last his master when he could not prevail against him, taking a stake or pike in his hands, ran him through into the body and slue him.
Ischirion one that was in seruice with a certaine noble man,1 was commaunded of his maister to make sacrifice, who for not obeying, was therefore rebuked: After persisting in the same, was greuously threatned with sharp and manacing wordes. At last his maister when he coulde not preuaile against him, taking a stake or pike in his handes, ran him through into the body and slue him.
- 1Ischyrion, Martyr.
What should I speak of the multitude of them which wandering in deserts and mountains, were consumed with hunger, thirst, cold, sickness, thieves, or wild beasts, of whose blessed victory they which be alive, are yet witnesses. In the number of whom, one I will speak off, among divers other,1 named Cheremon Bishop of the City called Nilus, an aged man, he with his wife flying to the mountain of Arabia, never returned again, nor ever could be seen after. And though they were sought for diligently by their brethren, yet neither they nor their bodies were found. Many other there were which flying to these mountains of Arabia, were taken of the barbarous Arabians: of whom some with much money could scarce be ransomed, some were never heard off yet to this present day. Thus much out of the Epistle of Dionysius alleged in Euseb. Lib. 6 cap. 41 42. &c.2