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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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And first touching this murder of Hun, not to be his own wilful act, but the deed of others:1 besides the demonstrations above premised to sir Thomas Moore, now to M. Cope, if I had no other evidences, but only these two, I would require no more: That is, his cap found so straight standing upon his head, and the stool so tottering under his feet. For how is it, I will not say, like, but how is it possible, for a man to hang himself in a silken girdle double cast about a staple, in such shortness,2 that neither the space of the knot could well compass his head about, and yet having his cap so straight set upon his head, as his was?
And first touching this murder of Hunne, not to be his owne wilfull acte, but the deede of others:1 besides the demonstrations aboue premised to sir Thomas Moore, now to M. Cope, if I had no other euidences, but onely these two, I would require no more: That is, his cap founde so streight standing vpon his head, and the stoole so tottering vnder his feet. For how is it, I will not say, like, but how is it possible, for a man to hang himselfe in a silcken gyrdle double cast about a staple, in suche shortnesse,2 that neyther the space of the knot coulde well compasse his head about, and yet hauing his cap so streight set vpon his head, as his was?
- 1Hun murdered not by himself, but by others.Hūne murdered not by himsel•e, but by others.
- 2Not possible that Hun so hanging should hang himself.Not possible that Hunne so hangyng shoulde hang himselfe.