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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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To whom it was enjoined by the Judges to make public recantation, and to be present also at the burning of Alencon aforesaid. At the beholding of whose death and constancy, it pleased God to strike into this man such boldness, that he desired the Judges, that either he might burn with this Alencon, or else be brought again into prison, saying that he would make no other recantation, but so. Wherefore within three days after he was likewise condemn ned to the fire, and burned, in the town aforesayde. Ex Joan Crisp. | 1Paris Pannier, a Lawyer. At Dola. An. 1554. | At Dola was beheaded a good & godly Lawyer named Paris Pannier, for constant standing to the gospel of Christ. an. 1554. Ex Pantal. | 2Peter du Val, shoemaker. At Nismes. An. 1554. | At Newmans in Delphinate, Peter du Val sustained sore and grievous rackings & torments: wherewith his body being broken, dissolved, and maimed, yet he notwithstanding manfully abiding all their extremity, would name and utter none. Then was he had to the fire, & there consumed. ann. 1554. Ex Joan. Crisp. Gills le Pers, Lieutenant for the marshal of S. Andrew, 3and Inquisitor for the province of Borbon. Joh. Bergeronius, an other Inquisitor or counsellor. | Joannes, Filieul, or Filiolus Carpenter. Julianus Level, poyntmaker. At Sanserre. An. 1554. | These two blessed and constant martyrs, as they were going toward Geneva, with one of their sons and a daughter were apprehended by Gills le Pers, who in the way overtaking them and most wickedly & Judas-like pretending great favour to them, and to their religion, which he (as he said) supposed them to be of, with these and many other fair words circumvented and allured them to confess what was their faith, whither they went with their children, and also that their wives were at Geneva. When they had declared this, the wretched Traitor gave a sign to his horsemen, and so were these simple saints of Christ entrapped, and brought to the Castle of Niverne. Being in Prison, they were examined of many things: whereunto they answered uprightly, according to their faith. First touching the sacrament,4 they affirmed the transubstantiation of the Bishop of Rome, to be against the Article of the Creed, which saith, that Christ is gone up to heaven, & there sitteth at the hand of God: