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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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Which cause, after it was pleaded to and fro, in public audience, no less then fifty times, and yet in the end, could not be determined, so it brake of and was passed over, and at length Minerius being loosed out of prison, was restored to his liberty and possessions again, upon this condition and promise made unto the Cardinal, Charles of Lorraine, that he should banish and expel these new Christians (terming so the true professors of the Gospel) out of all Province.
Whiche cause, after it was pleaded to and froe, in publike audience, no lesse then fiftie times, and yet in the ende, coulde not be determined, so it brake of and was passed ouer, and at length Minerius being loosed out of prisone, was restored to his libertie and possessions agayne, vppon this cōdition and promise made vnto the Cardinal, Charles of Lorraine, that he should banish and expell these new Christians (terming so the true professors of the Gospell) out of all Prouince.
Thus Minerius being restored, returned again into Province, where he began again to attempt greater tyranny, then before.1 Neither did his raging fury cease to proceed, before the just judgement of God lighting upon him, brought him by a horrible disease, unto the torments of death, which he most justly had deserved. For he being stricken with a strange kind of bleeding at the lower parts, in manner of a bloody flux, and not being able to void any urine, thus by little and little his guts within him rotted: and when no remedy could be found for this terrible disease, and his entrails now began to be eaten of worms, a certain famous surgeon named La Motte, which dwelt at Arles, a man no less godly then expert in his science: was called for, who after he had cured him of this difficulty of making water, and therefore was in great estimation with him, before he would proceed further to search the other parts of his putrefied body, and to search out the inward cause of his malady, he desired that they which were present in the chamber with Minerius,2