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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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The jailer hearing of this,1 in his fury laid upon him with his flaffe, and also complained of him: whereby he was removed to the common prison, and laid in a low pit, laden with great irons so that his legs were swollen withal, and there continued viij. days. A little before he perceiving the priest his host to decline from the truth, did what he could to confirm him in the same: but when he knew that he had flatly renounced Christ and his word, he said unto him. O unhappy and more then miserable,2 is it possible for you to be so foolish as for saving of a few days, which you have to live by the course of nature, so to start away, and to deny the truth? Know you therefore, that although you have by your foolishness avoided the corporal fire, yet your life shall be never the longer, for you shall dye before me, and God shall not give you the grace, that it shall be for his cause, and you shall be an example to all Apostates.3 He had no sooner ended his talk but the priest going out of prison, was slain by two gentlemen which had a quarrel to him. Whereof when M. Philbert had heard, he affirmed that he knew of no such thing before, but spake as pleased God to guide his tongue. Whereupon immediately he made an exhortation of the providence of God, which by the occasion hereof, moved the hearts of many, and converted them unto God. At last the foresaid Philbert, after his condemnation, was had to the place of his martyrdom before the palace, and as he was exhorting the people, to the intent his words should not be heard, the trumpets blew without ceasing.4 And so being fastened to the post, this holy martyr praying & exhorting the people, was strangled, and his body with fire consumed, on palm sunday even. Ex Gal. hist. Crisp. lib. 6. Ripet, a Secretary. Anthony Eschaux Baily. The kings Procurator. | Micholas Startorius. At Ost by Piedmont. An. 1557. | Nicolaus Startorius of the age of 26. years, borne in Piedmont, came to the parts of Chamberye in Lent,5 where a certain warden of the Fryers in the town of Oste had preached on good friday ⟨p. 917⟩