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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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After the Painter had been there a long space, by much suit he was removed to Lollards tower. His wife in the time of her suit, whiles he was yet at Fulham, being desirous to see her husband, & pressing to come in at the gate, ⟨p. 1027⟩being then big with child, the porter lift up his foot and stroke her on the belly,1 that at length she dyed of the same, but the child was destroyed immediately.
After the Painter had bene there a long space, by much sute he was remoued to Lollardes tower. His wife in the time of her sute, whiles he was yet at Fulham, being desirous to see her husband, & preasing to come in at the gate, ⟨p. 1027⟩being then bigge with child, the porter lift vp his foote and stroke her on the belly,1 that at lēgth she dyed of ye same, but the child was destroyed immediately.
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After that, they were all stocked for a long time, & then they were let lose in their prisons again. Some had horse locks on their legs, & some had other irons. This painter would ever be writing on the walls with chalk or a coal, & in one place he wrote Doct. Dodipall would make me believe that the Moon were made of green cheese. And because he would be writing many things, he was manicled by the wrests, so long till the flesh of his arms was grown higher then his irons. By the means of his manacles he could not kemme his head, and he remained so long manicled that his hear was fielded together.