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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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Notwithstanding the same day, the Lieutenant with an other went to the prison, and caused the said Romaine to come before him: of whom he enquired many things, of his dwelling, of his name and age, his wife and children of his faculty, and cause of his coming, also of his religion, and all such points thereto belonging. Unto whom he answered again simply and truly in all respects, as lay in his conscience,1 and thereunto being required (because he could write) he put to his mark. After his confession, being thrice made, and his answer taken, certain faithful brethren of that place, found means to come to him,2 & counselled him that seeing he had sufficiently already made confession of his faith he would seek means to escape out from his enemies, which sought nothing but his death, & showed unto him what he should say to the Lieutenant but he refused so to do, willing there to render account of his faith, and contented to dye for the same.3 The fame of his constancy being known in the town, Judge Barbosi, a man blind and ignorant, and no less deformed, came to see him, and asked:4 what? do they believe (said he) in any God, in Geneva? Romaine looking upon him, what art thou said he) that so wretchedly doest blaspheme? I am (said he) the Ordinary Judge of this place. And who hath put thee (said Roman) such a gross and deformed ⟨p. 926⟩person, in such an office? Thinkest thou that we be infidels, and no christians? And if the devils themselves do confess a God, suppose you, that they of Geneva do deny their God?5 No no, we believe in God, we invocate his name, and repose all our trust in him. &c. Barbosi took such grief with this, departing from Romiane, that he ceased not to pursue him to death. The Lieutenant then being urged and much called upon, and also threatened by this Barbosi, and other prepared to proceed in judgement against him taking to him such Judges and Advocates, as the order there required. There was the same time, an observant Friar, which had there preached all the Lent. He being very eager and diligent to have the poor christian burned: & seeing the judges intentive about the business, to set the matter forward, said that he would go & say mass of the holy Ghost,