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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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Shortly after, the party that told him, went to a Secretary named Ripet, who covertly came to entrap Nicholas, demanding him of the Friars Sermon: And did not our Preacher (said he) preach well? No, said Nicholas, but he lied falsely. Ripet entering further with him, demanded: And do not you believe the body of the Lord to be in the host? to whom Nicholas then answered again, that to be against our Creed, which saith, that he ascended up and sitteth. &c. Incontinent Ripet went to the Friar and his companions, to cause him to be apprehended. The friends of Nicolas perceiving the danger, willed him to avoid and save himself, and also accompanied him out of the town, about the space of three leagues. Then was great pursuit made after him to all quarters, who at length was taken at the town of S. Remy, at the foot of the mountain of great S. Bernard, where he was examined before Anthony Eschaux Bailiff of the town, and other justices, before whom he answered with great boldness, for his faith. Then they brought him to the rack, & when the Sergeant refused to draw the cord, the Bailiff himself & the Receiver, with a Canon did rack him with their own hands. Notwithstanding that the Lords of Berne wrote for him to the town of Ost, requiring to have their own subject delivered unto them, they hastened the execution, and pronounced sentence, that he should be burned. Which sentence he received with such constancy, that neither the kings receiver, nor all the other enemies could divert him from the truth of the Gospel, which he manfully maintained while any spirit remained in his bodye. Ex Joan. Crisp lib. 6. The accusers be not named in the story. 1| George Tardif, 2with one of Tours, a Broderer. Nicholas, a Shoemaker of Jenuile. At Tours. An. 1558. At Jenuile. An. 1558. | The Printer of the story of the french martyrs named Crispine, among other moe, maketh also memorial of George Tardif, a Broderer of Tours, and Nicholas of Jenuile, declaring that all these three together were in prison, and afterward were dissevered, to suffer in sundry places, one from the other: of whom first George Tardife was executed in Sens. The Broderer of Tours, as he was coming with 5. or 6. other out of a wood, being at prayer, was taken, and thereupon examined. Before he should be examined, he desired the Judges, that he might pray.
Shortly after, the party that told hym, went to a Secretarye named Ripet, who couertly came to entrap Nicholas, demaunding him of the Friers Sermon: And did not our Preacher (sayd he) preach well? No, sayde Nicholas, but he lyed falsely. Ripet entring further wt him, demaunded: And do not you beleue the body of the Lord to be in the hoste? to whom Nicholas then aunswered agayne, that to be agaynst our Creed, which sayth, that he ascended vp and sitteth. &c. Incontinent Ripet went to the Frier and his companions, to cause him to be apprehended. The frendes of Nicolas perceiuing the daunger, willed him to auoyde and saue himselfe, and also accompanyed him out of the town, about the space of three leagues. Then was great pursute made after him to al quarters, who at length was taken at the towne of S. Remy, at the foot of the mountaine of great S. Bernard, where he was examined before Anthony Eschaux Bailife of the towne, and other iustices, before whom he aunswered with great boldnesse, for hys fayth. Then they brought him to the racke, & when the Sergeant refused to draw the corde, the Bayliffe himselfe & the Receiuer, with a Canon did rack him with theyr owne handes. Notwithstanding that the Lordes of Berne wrote for him to the towne of Ost, requiring to haue theyr owne subiect deliuered vnto them, they hastened the execution, and pronounced sentence, that he should be burned. Which sentence he receiued with such constancy, that neither the kinges receiuer, nor all the other enemies coulde diuert him from the truth of the Gospell, which he manfully mainteined while any spirit remayned in his bodye. Ex Ioan. Crisp lib. 6. The accusers be not named in the story.