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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.
An other there was that same time, named Suns, which had under him an hundred servants. The king taking displeasure with him, for that he would not alter from his religion and godly truth, asked who was the worst of all his servants. And him the king made ruler of all the rest, and coupling him with his masters wife,1 brought also Suns under his subjection, thinking thereby to subdue also the faith of Suns, but it was builded upon a sure foundation.
An other there was that same time, named Suenes, which had vnder him an hundreth seruaunts. The king takyng displeasure with him, for that he would not alter from hys religion and godly truth, asked who was the worst of all his seruaunts. And him the king made ruler of all ye rest, and coupling him with his maisters wife,1 brought also Suenes vnder his subiection, thinking therby to subdue also the faith of Suenes, but it was builded vpon a sure foundation.
- 1The constancy of Suns.The constancy of Suenes.
Of Benjamin the Deacon thus writeth the said Theoret, 1in his fifth book, that after two years of his imprisonment, at the request of the Romaine Legate he was delivered, who afterward contrary to the kings commandment he preached and taught the Gospel of Christ, was most miserable excarnificate, having xx. sharp pricks of reeds thrust under his nails, but when he did laugh at it, then in his privy yard had a sharp reed thrust in with horrible pain. After that a certain long stalk ragged and thorny being thrust into his body by the nether part, was forced into him with the horribleness of the pain,2