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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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After this, the officer to cause them to recant threatened them with torments,1 which they sustained very extreme, the space from after dinner, till three of the clock. When all that would not turn them, he sent to them a Fryer Dominic, a man captious & sophistical, to press them in disputation. But as he could do no hurt unto them, so could they do no good upon him. When the time of their execution did approach, the officer aforesaid put into their hands being tied, a wooden cross, which they took with their teeth, & flung it away: for the which the officer commanded both their tongues to be cut of. Wherein appeared an other marvellous work of the the Lord For nevertheless that their tongues were taken from them, to the intent they should not speak, yet God gave them utterance, their tongues being cut out, to speak at their death: saying, we bid sin, the flesh the world, and the devil fare well for ever, with whom never we shall have to do hereafter. Divers other words they spake besides, which the people did hear and note. At last when the tormentor came to smear them with brimstone and gunpowder: Go to, said Filiolus, salt on, salt on the rotten and stinking flesh. Finally as the flame came bursting up to their faces, they persisting constant in the fire, gave up their lives, and finished their martyrdome. Ex Jo. Crisp. & Henr. Pantal. & alijs. Will. Langloys, under Sheriff.2 Joh. Langloys, the kings procurator. | Dionysius Vayre. At Rhoan. an. 1554. | In the same year suffered at Rhoan, Denis Uayre, who first leaving his Popish priesthood, went to Geneva, where he learned the art of bookbinding, & brought many times books into France. After that in the reign of K. Ed. 6. he came to Gerzey, & there was minister, & preached. After the death of K. Ed. the time not serving him to tarry, thinking to return again to Geneva, he came into Normandy with his books, into a town, called Fueillie: Where as he going out to hire a cart. William Langloys, with John Langloys his brother came in and staid his books, and him also which had the custody of them. Denis, albeit he might have escaped, yet hearing the keeper of his books to be in trouble, came, & presenting himself, was committed, the other was delivered. First after two months and a half imprisonment, he was charged to be a spy, because he came out of England.
After this, the officer to cause thē to recant threatned them with tormentes,