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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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Thus done, immediately Proclamations were made, ⟨p. 959⟩and the persecution began on every side to be more furious then it was afore. Amongest others, the Monks of Pignerol at that time were most cruel: for they sent out a company of hired Ruffians,1 which daily spoiled and ransacked houses, and all that they could lay hands of, took men, women, and children, and led them captives to the Abbey, where they were most spitefully afflicted and tormented. At the same time they sent also a band of the said ruffians by night, to the Ministers house of S. German, in the valley of Perouse,2 being led thither by a traitor which knew the house, and had used to haunt thither secretly: who knocking at the door, the Minister knowing his voice, came forth immediately, and perceiving himself to be betrayed, fled: but he was soon taken and sore wounded, and yet notwithstanding they pricked him behind with their halberds, to make him hasten his pace. At that time also many they slue, many they hurt, and many also they brought to the Abbey, and there kept them in prison, and cruelly handled them. The good Minister endured sore imprisonment,3 and after that a most terrible kind of death, with a wonderful constancy: For they roasted him by a small fire: and when half his body was burnt, he confessed and called upon the Lord Jesus, with a loud voice.
Thus done, immediatly Proclamations were made, ⟨p. 959⟩and the persecution began on euery syde to be more furious then it was afore. Amongest others, the Monkes of Pignerol at that tyme were most cruell: for they sent out a company of hyred Ruffians,1 which dayly spoyled and ransackt houses, and all that they could lay hands of, tooke men, women, and children, and led them captiues to the Abbey, where they were most spitefully afflicted and tormented. At the same time they sent also a band of the sayde ruffians by night, to the Ministers house of S. Germain, in the valley of Perouse,