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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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Whiles he was in these torments and anguish, he cried out oftentimes in great rage: Oh who will deliver me? who will kill and rid me out of these untolerable pains, which I know, I suffer for the evils and oppressions that I have done to the poor men? And he himself went about divers times, to destroy himself, but he had not the power. In these horrible torments and anguish, and fearful despair,1 this blasphemer and most cruel homicide, most miserably ended his unhappy days and cursed life, as a spectacle to all persecutors, receiving a just reward of his cruelty by the just judgement of God. When he was dead, there was no man that would come near him to bury him: but a young novice newly come to his order, in stead of a more honourable sepulture, caught hold with a hook upon his stinking carian & drew him into a hole hard by, which was made for him.
Whiles he was in these torments and anguish, he cried out oftētimes in great rage: Oh who wil deliuer me? who will kill and rid me out of these vntolerable paines, which I know, I suffer for the euils and oppressions that I haue done to the poore men? And he himselfe went about diuers times, to destroy hymselfe, but hee had not the power. In these horrible torments and anguish, and fearfull dispaire,1 this blasphemer and most cruel homicide, moste miserably ended his vnhappye daies and cursed life, as a spectacle to all persecutors, receiuing a iust reward of his crueltye by ye iust iudgement of God. When he was dead, there was no man yt would come nere him to bury him: but a yong nouice newly come to his order, in steade of a more honorable sepulture, caught hold wt a hooke vpon his stinking carian & drew him into a hole hard by, which was made for hym.
- 1A spectacle to all persecutors.
After the death of this cruel monster, the bishop of Aix,