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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 this merchant may also be adjoined the brother of Tamer, who when he had before professed the truth of the gospel, and afterward by the counsel and instruction of his brother, was removed from the same, fell in desperation, and such sorrow of mind that he hanged himselfe. Ex Joan. Manlio in dictis Phil. Melanct. | Tho. Galbergne, a Coverlet maker. At Tourney. Ann. 1554. | This Tho. had copied out certain spiritual songs out of a book in Geneva which he brought with him to Tourna & lent the same to one of his fellows This book being espied,1 he was called for of the Justice, & examined of the book, which he said, contained nothing, but that was agreeing to the scripture, & that he would stand by Then he was had to the Castle, and after xix. days was brought to the town house, and there adjudged to the fire. Whereunto he went cheerfully singing psalms. As he was in the flame, the Warden of the fryers stood crying: Turn Thomas, Thomas, yet it is time: remember him that came at the last hour. To whom he cried out of the flame with a loud voice, and I trust to be one of that sort, and so calling upon the name of the Lord, gave up hys spirite. Ex Crisp. lib. 4.2 Add also to this, one Nicholas Paul beheaded at Gaunt. These two should have been placed among the Dutch Martyrs in the table before. Latrunculator, or under Marshal, or examiner of Dolphenie. The Lieutenant. His Attorney. His Scribe. | Rich. Feurus a goldsmith. At Lyons. An. 1554. | Feurus a Goldsmith borne at Rhoan first being in England,3 and in London there received the taste and knowledge of Gods word, as in his own Epistle he recordeth. Then he went to Geneva, where he remained 9. or 10. years. From thence returning to Lions, there was apprehended, and condemned. Then he appealed to the high court of Paris, through the motion of his friends. Where in the way as he was led to Paris, he was met by certain whom he knew not, and by them taken from his keepers, and so set at liberty, which was an. 1551, After the continuing at Geneva, about the space of iii. years, he came upon business to the province of Dolphenie, and there as he found fault with the grace said in Latin, he wak detected and taken in his Inn in the night, by the undermarshall, or him which had the examination of malefactors.