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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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Which being granted after his prayer made, wherein he prayed for the Judges, for the king, and all estates, & for the necessity of all Christs Saints, he answered for himself, with such grace and modesty, that the hearts of many were broken unto the shedding of tears, seeking (as it seemed) nothing else but his deliverance. Notwithstanding he at last was sent unto Tours, and there was crowned with martyrdom. The third which was Nicolas, being but young of years, and newly come from Geneva,1 to his country, for certain money: by means of a Lady there dwelling, was caused to be apprehended. When he was condemned and set in the cart, his Father coming with a staff, would have beaten him, but the officers not suffering it, would have stricken the old man. The son crying to the Officers, desired them to let his father alone, saying, that his father had power over him, to do with him what he would: and so going to the place where he should suffer, having a ball of iron put in his mouth, he was brought at length to the fire, in the town of Jenuile, where he patiently took his death and Martyrdome. an. 1558. Ex Typogra. Crisp. Lib. 6. The Priests of the College of plessis. The doctors of Sorbonne Doctor Democrats. Cenalis, Bishop of Auranches. Martin the kings Attorney. The Cardinal of Lorraine. Maillardus. Henry the second french king. | The congregation of Paris persecuted, to the number of three or four hundred. At Paris. An. 1558. | AN. 1558. Sept. 4. a company of the faithful, to the number of 3. or 4. hundred, were together convented at Paris in a certain house, having before it, the college of Plessis in the street of S. James, & behind it,2 the college of Sorbonne. Who there assembled in the beginning of the night to the intent to communicate together the Lords supper: but incontinent that was discovered by certain Priests of Plessis: who gathering together such as were of that faction, came to beset the house and made an outcry, that the watch might come and take them, so that in short time almost all the city of Paris was up in armour, thinking some conspiracy to have been in the city.
Which being graunted after his prayer made, wherein he prayed for the Iudges, for the king, and all estates, & for the necessity of all Christes Sayntes, he aunswered for himselfe, with such grace and modestye, that the hartes of many were broken vnto the sheddyng of teares, seeking (as it seemed) nothing els but hys deliueraunce. Notwithstanding he at last was sent vnto Tours, and there was crowned with martyrdome. The third which was Nicolas, being but young of yeares, and newly come from Geneua,