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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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¶The history of Thomas Hitten.
Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. Will. Warham Archbishop of Canterbury. Fisher, Bishop of Rochester. | Thomas Hytten. At Maidstone. An. 1530. | Touching the memorial of Thomas Hytten, remaineth nothing in writing,1 but only his name, save that William Tyndall in his Apology against More: and also in another book, entitled: The Practise of Prelates, doth once or twice make mention of him by way of digression. He was (saith he) a Preacher at Maidstone, whom the Bishop of Canterbury William Warhā, and Fisher Bishop of Rochester, ⟨p. 998⟩after they had long kept and tormented him in prison with sundry torments, and that notwithstanding, he continued constant, at the last they burned him at Maidstone, for the constant and manifest testimony of Jesus Christ, and of his free grace and salvation. In the year of our Lord 1530.
Persecuters. | Martyrs. | The Causes. Wil. Warham Archbyshop of Canterbury. Fisher, Byshop of Rochester. | Thomas Hytten. At Maydstone. An. 1530. | TOuchyng the memoriall of Thomas Hytten, remayneth nothyng in writtyng,1 but onely his name, saue that William Tyndall in his Apologie agaynste More: and also in another booke, entituled: The Practise of Prelates, doth once or twise make mētion of him by way of digression. He was (sayth he) a Preacher at Maydstone, whom the Byshoppe of Canterbury William Warhā, and Fisher Byshoppe of Rochester, ⟨p. 998⟩after they had longe kepte and tormented him in prison with sundry torments, and that notwithstanding, he continued constant, at the last they burned him at Maydstone, for the constant and manifest testimonie of Iesu Christ, and of his free grace and saluation. In the yeare of our Lord 1530.