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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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Thus these two consulting together, did suborn a certain person to borrow of him a certain sum of crowns Which because Octovien refused to lend, the other caused him to be apprehended for heresy, thinking thereby to make attachment of his goods. But such order as was taken by Blondels friends, that they were frustrate of their purpose. Then Blondel being examined of his faith, gave a plain and full confession of that doctrine, which he had learned, for the which he was committed to prison: where he did much good to the prisoners there. For some that were in debt, he paid their creditors and loosed them out. To some he gave meat, to other raiment.1 At length thorough the importune persuasions of his parents and friends, he gave over and changed his confession. Notwithstanding the Presenteur not leaving so, appealed him up to the high court of Paris. There Otovien being asked again, touching his faith, which of his two confessions he would stick to, he being before admonished of his fall, and of the offence given thereby to the faithful, said he would live & dye in his first confession, which he defended to be consonant to the verity of Gods word. Which done, he was condemned to be burned, and so hast was made to his execution, least his friends in the court, might come between and save his life. Ex Joan. Crisp. Lib. 6. ⟨p. 903⟩| 2Hubert Cheriet, alias Burr, a young man a Taylor. At Dijon. An. 1549. | Hubert being a young man of the age of xix. years, was burned for the Gospel at Dijon, who neither by any terrors of death nor allurements of his parents, could be otherwise persuaded, but constantly to remain in the truth, unto death. Ibid. peter Lisetus, president of the Counsel of paris, and other Sorbonists. | M. Florent Venote, 3priest. At paris. An. 1549. | This Florent remained in prison in Paris, 4. years and 9 hours. During which time, there was no torment, which he did not abide and overcome. Among all other kinds of torments, he was put in a narrow prison or brake, so strait that he could neither stand nor lye, which they call the hose or boote, ad Nectar Hippocratis, because it is strait beneath, and wider above, like to the instrument where with Apothecaries are wont to make their hippocras. In this he remaineth 7. weeks, where the tormentors affirm, that no thief nor murderer could ever endure xv.