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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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also caused to be cried through the town, by the sound of a tromp, that all good Christians should bring wood to the great market place, to burn the Lutheran. The day being come which was saturday, the 16. day of May, the poor servant of God, first was brought to the rack or torture, where, at his first enter, were brought before him. The cords, irons, & weights to terrify him. Then said they, he must utter his complices & renounce his religion, or else he should be burned alive. He answered with a constant hart, that he had no other complices, nor companions, neither would he hold any other faith, but that which Jesus Christ did preach by his apostles. Then was he demanded of his fellows taken with him, whether they did hold the faith of Rome, or whether he did ever communicate with them, or did know them in the town, or in province to be of his faith. He said no. Item, what he had to do in that town. He said, to sell his Coral. Item, who gave him coū sell to appeal. God, he said, by his spirit. Upon this he was put upon the gin or rack where he being torn most outrageously,1 ceased not still to cry unto God, that he would have pity on him, for the love of Jesus Christ his Son. Then was he commanded to call to the virgin Mary: but that he would not. Whereupon his torture was renewed a fresh, in such cruel sort, that they thought they had left him for dead. For the which they sent him to the Barbers, and finding that he could endure no longer, were afraid least he had been past,2 and hastened to bring him to the fire. So after they had assayed him by priests and Fryers, as much as they could to make him revolt, they helped the hangman to bear him, all broken and dismembered, as he was unto the heap of wood: where they tied him to a chain of iron, which was let down upon the fagots. Romian seeing himself to be alone, lying upon the wood, began to pray to God. Whereat the fryers being moved, ran to him again to cause him to say, Ave Maria. Which when he would not do,3 they were so furious, that they plucked & tare his beard. In all these anguishes, the meek saint of God, had recourse still to God in his prayers, beseeching him to give him patience. Then left they him lying as dead.
also caused to be cryed through the town, by ye sound of a trompe, that all good Christians shoulde bring wood to the great market place, to burne the Lutherane. The day being come which was saterday, the 16. day of May, the poore seruaunt of God, first was brought to the racke or torture, where, at his first entre, were brought before hym. The cordes, yrons, & waightes to terrifie him. Then sayde they, hee must vtter his complices & renounce his religion, or els he should be burned aliue. He answered wyth a constant hart, that he had no other complices, nor cō panions, neyther would he hold any other fayth, but that which Iesus Christ did preach by his apostles. Then was he demaunded of hys fellowes taken wt him, whether they did hold ye fayth of Rome, or whether he did euer communicate with thē, or did know them in the towne, or in prouince to be of his fayth. He sayd no. Item, what he had to doe in that towne. He sayd, to sell hys Corall. Item, who gaue hym coū sell to appeale. God, he sayd, by his spirite. Upon this he was put vpon the gynne or racke where he being torne most outragiously,