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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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students above specified, were apprehended, this Bergerius also was taken at Lions, & with them examined, and made also the like confession with them together, & shortly after them, suffered the same martyrdom. He had been before an occupier or merchant of wines. He had wife and children at Geneva, to whom he wrote sweet and comfortable letters. In the dungeon with him was a certain Thief and Malefactor, which had lien there the space of seven or eight months. This Thief for pain and torment, cried out of God, and cursed his parents, that begat him, being almost eaten up with lice, miserably handled, and fed with such bread, as dogs, and horses had refused to eat.1 So it pleased the goodness of almighty God, that through the teaching and prayers of this Bergerius, he was brought to repentance of himself, and knowledge of God, learning much comfort and patience by the word of the Gospel preached unto him. Touching his conversion he wrote a sweet letter to those 5. students above mentioned, wherein he praiseth God for them, and especially for this Bergerius, declaring also in the same letter, that the next day after, that he had taken hold of the Gospel, and framed himself to patience according to the same, his life (which he could pluck out before no less then 12· at once betwixt his fingers) now were so gone from him, that he had not one. Furthermore, so the alms of good men was extended towards him, that he was fed with white bread, and that which was very good. Such is the goodness of the Lord toward them that love and seek his trueth. The name of this convert was John Chambone. Ex Epist. Joan. Cambon. Ex Crisp. Pantal. &c. | Stephanus Peloquinus. Dionysius Peloquinus. At Vile Franche about Lyons. An. 1553. | Steven Peloquine, Brother to this Dionysius,2 was taken about 2. or 3. years before, with Anne Audebert above mentioned, and also martyred for the testimony of the Gospel, at the same time, with a small fire. After whom followed Dyonise Peloquine, in the same steppes of Martyrdom, which was his Brother. This Dionise had been sometime a Monk, and changing his weed, took a Wife, with whom he lived a certain space at Geneva, in Godly order and modesty of life. Coming afterward to Vile Franche six miles from Lyons, from thence he was had to Lyons, where he remained in prison 10. months.
students aboue specified, were apprehended, this Bergerius also was taken at Lions, & with them examined, and made also the like confession with them together, & shortly after them, suffered the same martyrdome. He had bene before an occupier or marchant of wines. He had wife and children at Geneua, to whom he wrote sweet and comfortable letters. In the doungeon with him was a certayne Theefe and Malefactor, which had lyen there the space of seauen or eyght monethes. This Theefe for payne and torment, cried out of God, and cursed his parentes, that begat him, being almost eaten vp with lice, miserably handled, and fed with such bread, as dogs, and horses had refused to eat.