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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.
In the same time it happened that the Queen fell into a certain disease:1 upon the occasion whereof the cruel Jews with the wicked Magicians, falsely and maliciously accused Trabula, the sister of Simeon, the Martyr, a godly Virgin, with an other sister also of hers: that they had wrought privy charms to hurt the Queen, for the revenging of the death of Simeon. This accusation being received and believed: innocent Trabula, with the other were condemned, and with a saw cut in sunder by the middle. Whose quarters were then hanged upon stakes: the Queen going between them, thinking thereby to be delivered of her sickness. This Trabula, was a maid of a right comely beauty, and very amiable, to whom one of the Magicians cast great love, much desiring and labouring by gifts and rewards sent into the prison to win her to his pleasure: promising that if she would apply to his request she should be delivered and set at liberty.2 But she utterly refusing to consent unto him, or rather rebuking him for his incontinent attempt did choose rather to dye, then to betray either the Religion of her mind or the virginity of her body. Zozom.
In the same tyme it happened that the Queene fell into a certaine disease:1 vpon the occasion whereof the cruell Iewes with the wicked Magicians, falsely and malicyously accused Trabula, the sister of Symeon, the Martyr, a godly Uirgine, with an other sister also of hers: that they had wrought pryuie charmes to hurt the Queene, for the reuenging of the death of Symeon. This accusation beyng receaued and beleeued: innocent Trabula, with the other were condemned, and with a sawe cut in sunder by the middle. Whose quarters were then hanged vpon stakes: the Queene goyng betweene them, thinking thereby to be deliuered of her sickenes. This Trabula, was a mayde of a ryght comelye beauty, and verye amiable, to whome one of the Magicians cast great loue, much desiring and labouryng by gyftes and rewardes sent into the pryson to wynne her to hys pleasure: promising that if she woulde applye to hys request shee shoulde bee deliuered and set at lybertye.2 But she vtterly refusing to consente vnto hym, or rather rebukyng him for his incontinent attempt dyd chuse rather to dye, then to betray eyther the Religion of her minde or the virginitie of her body. Zozom.