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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 so they rendering up their spirits to the hands of the Lord, did consummate their valiant Martyrdome. Ex Crisp. Lib. 6. ¶After the martyrdom of these two abovesayd the intention of the Judges was to dispatch the rest, one after an other, in like sort, and had procured already process against xij. or xiij. ready to be judged. But a certain gentlewoman then prisoner amongst them, had presented causes of exceptions or refusals against them, whereby the cruel rage of the enemies was stayed, to the month of July following. In the which mean time, as this persecution was spread into other countries,1 first the faithful Cantons of Switzers, perceiving these good men to be afflicted for the same doctrine which they preached in their Churches, sent their Ambassadors to the king to make supplication for them. The same time also, came letters from the county Palatine Elector, tending to the same end, to solicit the king for them,2 the king standing the same time, in great need of the Germans, for his wars, was contented at least, that they should proceed more gently with them, and so the fire for the same time, ceased. Most of them were sent to Abbeys, where they were kept at the charge of the Priors to be constrained to be present at the service of Idolatry, especially the young scholars: of whom some shrank back, other being more loosely kept, escaped away. The most part were brought before the Official, to make their confession, and to receive absolution ordinary. Divers made their confession ambiguous and doubtful. &c. Ex. Joan. Crisp. lib. 6. Ex Pā tal. lib. xi. | René Seau. John Almaricke. At Paris. An. 1552. | These two young men were also of the company above specified,3 and were in prison where they sustained such cruelty being almost racked to death that Almericke could not go when he was called to the court to be judged: and being upon the rack, he rebuked their cruelty, and spake so freely, as though he had felt no grief (and as they said which came to visit him) he testified unto them, that he felt no dolour so long as he was upon it. Both these dyed in prison, continuing still firm and constant in the pure confession of Christs church. Ibidem. Villegagnō a French captain. | John Bordel. Math· Vermeil. Peter Bourdon. Andrew de Fou. At the country of Brazil. Ann. 1558.