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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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A few days after, a minister of the valley of Luserne, returning to Geneva, was taken prisoner at Suse, & soon after sent to Turin, and with an invincible constancy made his confession before those of the Parliament, and in the end was condemned to be burnt. The hangman at the time of execution feigned himself to be sick,1 and so conveyed him self away. And so likewise an other served them, being appointed by the foresaid Court, to execute the poor minister. It is credibly reported, that the hangman which executed certain Germans a little afore, would by no means do this execution. Whereupon the minister was sent to prison again, where after long & painful endurance, seeing the prison door open, he escaped, and returned to his cure.
A fewe daies after, a minister of the valley of Luserne, returning to Geneua, was taken prisoner at Suse, & soone after sent to Thurin, and with an inuincible constancie made his confession before those of the Parliament, and in the end was condemned to be burnt. The hangman at the time of execution fained himselfe to be sicke,1 and so conueied hym selfe away. And so likewise an other serued them, being appointed by the foresaid Court, to execute the poore minister. It is credibly reported, that the hangman which executed certain Germanes a litle afore, would by no meanes do this execution. Wherupon the minister was sent to prison againe, where after long & painful endurance, seing the prison doore open, he escaped, and returned to his cure.
- 1A notable example of a good hangman.
Now four years being past, in such manner as we have hitherto touched in this story, in the year following, which was 1559. there was a peace concluded between the French king, and the king of Spain. Whereupon the country of Piedmont, (certain towns excepted) was restored to the Duke of Savoy: under whose regiment the foresaid Churches, and all other faithful people in Piedmont, continued in great quietness, and were not molested: and the Duke him self was content to suffer them to live in their religion, knowing that he had no subjects more faithful and obedient then they were. But Satan hating all quietness, by his ministers stirred the Duke against the said Churches of Piedmont,