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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
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¶ The burning of William White.
This William White and his wife had his most abode with one Tho. Moon of Ludney. This man was of so devout and holy life, that all the people had him in great reverence, and desired him to pray for them: in so much that one Margaret Wright confessed, that if any saints were to be prayed to, she would rather pray to him then to any other. When he was come unto the stake thinking to open his mouth to speak unto the people,1 to exhort & confirm them in the verity, one of the bishops servants stroke him on the mouth, thereby to force him to keep silence. And thus this good man receiving the crown of martyrdom, ended this mortal life to the great dolour & grief of all the good men of Norfolk. Whose said wife Joan, following her husbands footsteps according to her power, teaching and sowing abroad the same doctrine, confirmed many men in Gods truth: wherefore the suffered much trouble and punishment the same year at the hands of the said bishop.
This William White and his wife had his most abode with one Tho. Moone of Ludney. This mā was of so deuout and holy life, that all ye people had him in great reuerence, and desired him to pray for them: in so much that one Margaret Wright confessed, that if any sayntes were to be prayd to, she would rather pray to him then to any other. When he was come vnto the stake thinking to open hys mouth to speak vnto the people,1 to exhort & confirme them in the verity, one of the bishops seruants stroke hym on ye mouth, therby to force him to keepe silence. And thus thys good man receiuing the crowne of martyrdome, ended this mortall life to the great dolor & griefe of all the good men of Norfolke. Whose sayd wife Ioane, folowing her husbāds footsteps according to her power, teaching and sowing abroad the same doctrine, confirmed many men in Gods truth: wherefore the suffered much trouble and punishmēt the same yeare at the handes of the sayd bishop.