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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.
The name of these four soldiers above mentioned were these. 1. Reginald Beresō. 2. Hugh Mortevil. 3. William Thracy, and 4. Richard Brito: who going to harness themselves, returned the same day again. But finding the hall door of the palace of Canterbury shut against them: they went to an inward back door leading into the Orchard: there brake they up a window and opened the door, and so issued into the place. The Monks (being about Evensong time) had got the Archbishop into the Church:1 who being persuaded by them, caused his cross to be borne before him, and so through the Cloister (by a door which was broke up for him) proceeded into the quire. The harvest men following after, at length came to the Church door:2 which door the monks would have shut against them, but (as the story saith) the Archbishop would not suffer them. So they approaching into the Church, and the Bishop meeting them upon the stairs, there was slain: every one of the four soldiers striking him with his sword into the head. Who afterward flying into the North, at length with much ado obtaining their pardon of the Pope (through the kings procurement, as some stories record) went to Jerusalem.3
The name of these foure souldiours aboue mentioned were these. 1. Reignald Beresō. 2. Hugh Morteuil. 3. William Thracy, and 4. Richard Brito: who going to harnesse themselues, returned the same day agayne. But finding the hall dore of the palace of Canterbury shut against them: they went to an inward backe dore leading into the Orcharde: there brake they vp a window and opened the dore, and so issued into the place. The Monkes (beyng about Euensong tyme) had got the Archbishop into the Church:1 who beying perswaded by them, caused hys crosse to be borne before hym, and so through the Cloyster (by a doore which was broke vp for him) proceeded into the quire. The harnest men following after, at length came to the Church doore:2 whiche doore the monkes woulde haue shut agaynst them, but (as the story sayth) the Archbishop would not suffer them. So they approching into ye Church, and the Bishop meeting them vpon the stayres, there was slayne: euery one of the foure souldiors striking him with his sword into the head. Who afterward flying into the North, at length with much adoe obtayning their pardon of the Pope (through the kinges procurement, as some storyes recorde) went to Ierusalem.