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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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Book 8 › ¶Master Stafford of Cambridge.Book 8 › ¶Mayster Stafford of Cambridge.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This M. Stafford was then the public reader of the Divinity lecture in that University. Who, as he was an earnest professor of Christs Gospel: so was he as diligent a follower of that which he professed, as by this example here following may appear.
This M. Stafford was then the publicke reader of the Diuinity lecture in that Uniuersity. Who, as he was an earnest professour of Christes Gospell: so was he as diligēt a folower of that which he professed, as by this exāple here folowing may appeare.
For as the plague was then sore in Cambridge,1 and amongest other a certain Priest called Sir Henry Conjurer lay sore sick of the said plague, M. Stafford hearing thereof, and seeing the horrible danger that his soul was in, was so moved in conscience to help the dangerous case of the Priest, that he neglecting his own bodily death, to recover the other from eternal damnation, came unto him, exhorted and so laboured him, that he would not leave him, before he had converted him, and saw his conjuring books burned before his face. Which being done, master Stafford went home, and immediately sickened, & shortly after most christianly deceased. Ex fideli testimonio D. Ridley, & Edmund. Episcoporum Lond.
For as the plague was then sore in Cambridge,1 and amongest other a certaine Priest called Syr Henry Coniurer lay sore sicke of the sayd plague, M. Stafford hearyng therof, and seing the horrible daunger that his soule was in, was so moued in conscience to helpe the daūgerous case of the Priest, that he neglecting his owne bodely death, to recouer the other from eternall damnatiō, came vnto him, exhorted and so labored him, that he would not leaue him, before he had conuerted him, and saw his coniuring books burned before his face. Which being done, maister Stafford went home, and immediatly sickened, & shortly after most christianly deceased. Ex fideli testimonio D. Ridlei, & Edmund. Episcoporum Lond.