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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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He was drawn upon a hurdle,1 all broken and maimed, to the fire, where he was lifted up into the air, and let down three times: And when he was half burned, the ball fell from his mouth, and he with a loud voice called on the name of GOD, saying, Jesus Christ assist me. And so this blessed Martyr gave up his life to God. Ex Joan. Crisp. Antony de Lescure, the kings attorney. | Arnauld Moniere. John de Cazes. At Bordeaux. An. 1556. | After that Arnald Moniere was taken and examined of the Justice, and so was laid in prison, John de Cazes resorting to the same town of Bordeaux,2 and hearing of him, and being admonished moreover, that if he went to him, he should be appeached of heresy, notwithstanding went to comfort him, and so was also imprisoned. After many examinations, sentence was given upon them to be burned. When the time came of their Martyrdom they were drawn thorough the dirt upon an hurdle, to the place accompanied with a number of bills, and glaives, and gunners, and trumpeters. Moreover, albeit there was no such cause (they being two simple poor men) yet the Magistrates commanded (upon what occasion I know not) all the gates of the City to be shut, and guarded with keepers.3 When the blessed martyrs were brought and bound to the post which was before the Palace, they much rejoicing that they were made worthy to suffer for Christ, made confession of their faith, and many earnest exhortations unto the people. But to stop the hearing of these saints, the trumpeters were commanded to sound, which during all the time of their suffering never ceased. The hangman preparing himself first to strangle Cazes, chanced to fall down from the top of the post, to the pavement and brake his head in such sort, as the blood followed in great quantity. Notwithstanding he recovering himself, went to Monier, and him he strangled, who patiently rendered up his life. Cazes which was the stronger of them both, being set on fire before the hangman came, suffered the extremity of the fire with great pains, but greater patience: for as his legs were almost half burnt, yet he endured, crying: My God my father, and so gave up his life.
He was drawē vpon a hurdle,1