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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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Moreover he procured Caval and Cavalieri the Consuls, to threaten the Lieutenant, that they would complain of him to the high Court of parliament, if he would not after that sort, condemn him to be burnt. In the mean time, the faithful Christians of that said town, fearing least by his racking, danger might happen to the brethren, sent to Romian again in the prison, certain instructions, and means how he might be aided, such as should not be against God. But when the Lieutenant came,1 the poor man forgot his instructions: so simple he was, and ignorant of the subtleties of this world. When the time came that the Judges were set, and the process should be read, Barbosi, with other whom the Friar had procured, had agreed before that he should be fired alive, and put to the rack, to disclose his fellows, & also gagged that he might not speak & infect the residue. On the other part, one there was of the advocates (albeit a man wholly superstitious) seeing the rage of the other,2 gave contrary advise, saying that he should be sent home again, for that he was a town dweller of Geneva, neither had ••ught there any kind of doctrine, nor brought any books, neither had they any informations against him: & that which he had spoken, was as a thing constrained by his oath forced by the Justice. And as touching his opinion, it was no other, but as other young men did follow, which were either of the one part, or of the other: and therefore that here remained no more but only the lieutenant to give his verdict &c. Thus much being spoken, and also because the Lieutenant was before suspected, and the time of dinner drew near, they arose for that time, differing the matter to an other season.3 The Fryer observant, in this mean while was not idle, inciting still the Consuls and the people: who at the ringing of a bell, being assembled together, with the Official and the priests, in a great route, came crying to the Lieutenant, to burn the heretic or else they would fire him and all his family: and in semblable wise, did the same to the other Judges and Advocates: The Official moreover added that if it were not better seen to, then so, the Lutherans would take such courage, and so shut up their Church doors, that no man should enter in.