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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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This counsel gave they which more esteemed the commodities of this present life, than any true souls health in the life to come. But to conclude, nothing could stir the settled mind of this valiant Martyr.1 Wherefore fire was commanded at last, to be put to the dry wood about him, wherewith he was shortly extincted without any noise or crying, saving only these words heard in the middle of the flame: Lord Jesus. This was an. 1551. Novemb. 24. Touching the story of this blessed Martyr, this by the way is to be given for a Memorandum. That a little before this Galeazius should be burned, there was a controversy between the Mayor of the city and the bishops clergy, for the expenses of the wood that should go to his burning. He hearing thereof, sent word to both the parties, to agree, for he him self of his own goods would see the cost of that matter discharged. An other note moreover here is to be added, that while Galeazius was in captivity, certain of the Papists perceiving that Galeazius had great goods and possessions, practised with his wife, under colour to release her husband, that she should lay out a sum of money to be sent to the wife of the chief Lord of Milan (called Ferrarus Gonzaga) to the end that she should entreat both with her husband, and with the Senate for Galeazius life. Which money when they had thus juggled into their hands, so was the silly woman robbed and defeated both of her husband, and also of her money. Ex Caelio. Cornelius, professor of Bononie. Campeius Cardinall. Cardinall de Capo. Bonaventura General. Vi. Cardinals. Pope Julius the third. | D. Joannes Mollius, a grey Friar. A certain Weaver of Perusium. At Rome. Ann. 1553. | Joan. Mollius Montilcinus, 2being but 12. years old, with his brother Augustinus, was set of his parents in the house of the grey Fryers, where he in short time having a fresh wit, far excelled his fellows in all tongues and liberal sciences. So growing up to the age of 18. he was ordained priest, & sang his first Mass. After that he was sent to Ferraria to study, where he so profited in the space of 6. years, that he was assigned by Uigerius, General of the order, to be Doctor and then reader in Divinity: who then with his sophistry opposed himself as an utter enemy against the gospel.
This counsayle gaue they whiche more esteemed the commodities of this present lyfe, thē any true soules health in the life to come. But to conclude, nothing coulde stir the setlet minde of this valiaunt Martyr.