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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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In the month of March, An. 1556. the Ministers of the Valley of S. Martin, preached openly. At that time certain Gentlemen of the Valley of S. Martin, took a good man,1 named Bartholomew a book binder, prisoner, as he passed by the said Valley, the which was sent by and by, to Turin, and there with a marvellous constancy, after he had made a good confession of his Faith, he suffered death: In so much that divers of the parliament were astonished and appalled at his constancy. Yet they of the said Parliament, being sore incensed against the Vaudois, sent one named the President of S. Julian,2 associating unto him, one called de Ecclesia, and others, for to hinder their enterprise. These coming first to the Valley of Perouse, where as yet no preachers were, but they were accustomed to resort to the Sermons at Angrongne, very much troubled and feared the poor people there.
In the moneth of March, An. 1556. the Ministers of the Ualley of S. Martine, preached openly. At that time certaine Gentlemen of the Ualley of S. Martine, tooke a good man,1 named Barthelmew a booke binder, prisonner, as he passed by the said Ualley, the which was sent by and by, to Thurin, and there with a maruellous constancie, after he had made a good confession of his Faith, hee suffered death: In so much that diuers of the parlament were astonished and appalled at his constancie. Yet they of the sayde Parlament, being sore incensed against the Uandois, sent one named the President of S. Iulian,2 associating vnto him, one called de Ecclesia, and others, for to hinder theyr enterprise. These comming first to the Ualley of Perouse, wher as yet no preachers were, but they were accustomed to resort to the Sermons at Angrongne, very much troubled and feared the poore people there.
- 1Bartholomew a Bookbinder martyr.Barthelmew a Bookebinder martyr.
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