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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 as touching the fellow & companion of this Frances above mentioned, he was also apprehended with him and put in prison, but because he was but a young novice, and yet not fully confirmed, he recanted and was delivered. Priests of Rochelle. Manroy, a priest. The Lieutenant of Rochelle. The Cardinal of Lorraine. Magistri. S. Andre. | Peter Arondeau. At Paris. Ann. 1559. | The town of Rochelle,1 as it is a place of great commodity because of the Sea: so was it not inferior to other good Townes in France, for nourishing and supporting the holy assembles of the Lord. Unto the which town, about the year of our Lord 1559. resorted one Peter Arondeau, a man of base condition, with a little packet of mercery ware, there to sell, who there being known, to adjoin himself to the church and congregation of the faithful, was demanded of certain Ministers of Antichrist, whether he would go to hear Mass, or no.2 He said that he had been there to oste, to his great grief: and that since the time that the Lord had taken the veil from his eyes, he knew the Mass to be abominable, forged in the shop of the enemy of all mankind. They to whom he thus answered, were Priests amongest whom was one named Monroy, who taking the other there present, for witnesses, brought him straight to the Lieutenant. The deposition being taken, and information made, it was decreed incontinent, that his body should be attached, And although by one of his friends he was admonished to save himself, & to avoid their danger yet he ceased not to put himself in his enemies hands, & so was led prisoner. As he was in prison, many of the faithful came to comfort him: but rather he was able to comfort not only them, which came to comfort him, but also the other, which were there prisoners with him. The Priests left no diligence unsought, to stir up the Lieutenant, which was of himself, to much inflamed in such matters. Arondeau, after many interrogations & threatening words, and also fair promises of his pardon still continued one man. Then the Lieutenant seeing his constancy condemned him to death. Arondeau praising God for his grace given,3 did not a little rejoice that he might suffer in that quarrel, & in token of rejoicing, did sing a Psalm, being fully resolved to accept yt said condemnation, without any appeal.