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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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And further, to note the work of God that followed when these two mild & martyred saints were almost consumed in the fire to ashes suddenly without matter or cause, such a fear fell upon them, at the execution, that the justices and the people,1 notwithstanding that they had the gates locked to them, & were defenced with all manner of weapons about them, not knowing wherefore, took them to their legs, in such hast fleeing away, that they overran one an other. The prior of S. Antonies fell down, so that a great number went over him. The judge Pontacke on his mule, with his red robe, fleeing as the other did, was overthrown with the press in the street called Poet•uin in such sort,2 that he was fain to be carried to Pichon's house a widow, and there cried within, Hide me, save my life, I am dead: I see even the like matter, as at the last commotion. My friends hide my ⟨p. 916⟩mule, that no man see her nor know her. Briefly such was the fear which came from them, that every man shut up their houses. After the fear was past, every man asked what the matter was, but none could tell neither could the enemies of Gods truth perceive, who was he that put them so to flight and fear, with out any semblance of any adversary about them. This story is testified, and to be found both in the volume of the French martyrs, printed by John Crispine, lib. 6. also in the book of Dutch martyrs, written by Adrianus. 3A gentleman called Perrier. M. Bartholomew Eme, President. M. Augustine de Eglise, Counseller. | Bartholomew Hector. At Turin. Ann. 1556. | First this Hector was a traveller, about the country, and a seller of books, having his wife and children at geneva. As he came into the vale of Angroigne, in Piedmont to get his living with selling of books, he was taken by a certain gentleman, and there arrested & sent to Turin: then examined, at last condemned. Being condemned, he was threatened, that if he spake any thing to the people, his tongue should be cut of. Nevertheless he ceased nothing to speak. After his prayers made, wherein he prayed for the Judges, that God would forgive them, and open their eyes, he was offered his pardon at the stake, if he would convert, which he refused. Then he prepared himself to his death, which he took patiently. Whereat many of the people wept, saying, why doth this man dye, which speaketh of nothing, but of God? Ex hist. Gal. per Crisp. lib. 6.