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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.
Edmundesbury, where this blessed man, being on every side compassed of his cruel enemies, yielded himself to their persecution. And for that he would not reny or deny Christ and his laws, they therefore most cruelly bound him unto a tree, & caused him to be shot to death: and lastly caused his head to be smitten from his body,1 & cast into the thick bushes. Which head and body at the same time was by his friends taken up, and solemnly buried at the said Halesdon, otherwise now named S. Edmunds bury. Whose brother named Edwoldus (notwithstanding of right, the kingdom fell next unto him) setting a part the liking & pleasure of the world, became an Hermite at the Abbey of Cerum, in the Country of Dorset.
Edmundesbury, where this blessed man, being on euery side cōpassed of his cruel enimies, yelded himself to their persecution. And for that he would not reny or deny Christ and his lawes, they therfore most cruelly bound him vnto a tree, & caused him to be shot to death: and lastly caused his head to be smitten from his body,1 & cast into the thicke bushes. Which head and body at the same time was by his frendes taken vp, and solemnely buried at the sayd Halesdon, otherwise now named S. Edmunds bury. Whose brother named Edwoldus (notwithstanding of ryght, the kingdome fell next vnto him) setting a part the lyking & pleasure of the world, became an Hermite at the Abbey of Cerum, in the Countrey of Dorset.
- 1K. Edmund Martyr.