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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 when certain Coū sellers did urge her to take in her hands the wooden Cross,1 according to the custom of them that go to their death, alleging how Christ commanded every one to bear his cross: she answered, my Lords (said she) you make me in very deed to bear my Cross, condemning me unjustly, and putting me to death in the quarrel of my Lord Jesus Christ. Who willeth us to bear our Cross, but no such Cross as you speak of. Gravel looked with a smiling countenance, & showed a cheerful colour, declaring how little he passed for his condemnation: and being asked of his friends to what death he was condemned, I see well (said he) that I am condemned to death, but to what death or torment I regard not. And coming from the chapel, when he perceived they went about to cut out his tongue, unless he would return, he said, that was not so contained in the arrest, and therefore he was unwilling to grant unto it: but afterward perceiving the same so to be agreed by the Court, he offered his tongue willingly to be cut, and incontinent spake plainly these words: I pray you pray to God for me. The Gentlewoman also being required to give her tongue: did likewise, with these words: Seeing I do not stick to give my body, shall I stick to give my tongue? No, no. And so these three having their tongues cut out,2 were brought to Malbert place. The constancy of Gravel was admirable, casting up his sighs and groanings unto heaven, declaring thereby his ardent affection in praying to God. Clinet was somewhat more sad then the other, by reason of the feebleness of nature and his age. But the Gentlewoman yet surmounted all the rest in constancy, which neither changed countenance, nor colour, being of an excellent beauty. After the death of her husband, she used to go in mourning weed, after the manner of the country. But the same day,3 going to her burning, she put on her French hood, and decked her self in her best array, as going to a new Marriage, the same day to be joined to her spouse Jesus Christ. And thus these three with singular constancy, were burned, Gravel and Clinet were burned alive. Philippe the Gentlewoman was strangled, after she had a little tasted the flame with her feet, and visage, and so she ended her Martyrdome. Ex Joan Crisp. lib. 6. The Lieutenant. Doctor Maillard. Counsellors. Friars. | Nicolas Cene. Peter Gabert. At Paris.