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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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| William Hussan Apothecary,1 coming from Blois to Roan, was lodged with a certain widow in the suburbs of the City. Who asking of her, at what time the Counsel or Parliament did rise, she said at x. of the clock About which time & hour he went to the Palace, and there scattered certain books concerning Christian doctrine, and the abuse of mens traditions. Whereat the counsel was so moved, that they commanded all the gates of the City to be locked, and diligent search to be made in all Inns and hostels, to find out the author. Then the widow told of the party which was there, and asked of the rising of the Counsel & shortly upon the same took his horse and rode away. Then were posts set out thorough all quarters, so that the said William was taken by the way riding to Diepe, and brought again to Roan. Who there being examined, declared his faith boldly, and how became of purpose to disperse those books in Roan, and went to do the like at Diepe.2 The week ensuing, he was condemned to be burned alive. After the sentence given, he was brought in a cart, accompanied with a Doctor a Carmelite Friar, before the great church, who putting a torch in his hand, required him to do homage to the Image of our Lady:3 which because he refused to do, his tongue was cut out. The Fryer then making a Sermon, when he spake any thing of the mercies of God, the said William harkened to him: but when he spake of the merits of Saints, and other dreams he turned away his head. The Fryer looking upon the countenance of Husson, lift up his hand to heaven: saying with great exclamation, that he way damned, and was possessed with a devil When the Fryer had ceased his Sermon, this godly Husson had his hands and feet bound behind his back, & with a pulley was lifted up into the air and when the fire was kindled,4 he was let down into the flame, where the blessed Martyr, with a smiling and cheerful countenance looked up to heaven, never moving nor stirring, till he let down his head, and gave up his spirit. All the people there present were not a little astonied thereat, and were in divers opinions, some saying, that he had a devil other maintained the contrary, saying, if he had a devil, he should have fallen into despair. This Carmelite Fryer abovesayde,