A67926:2283
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 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.
After that, they were all stocked for a long time, & then they were let lose in theyr prisons againe. Some had horse locks on theyr legs, & some had other yrons. This painter woulde euer be writing on the walles with chauke or a coale, & in one place he wrote Doct. Dodipall would make me beleue that the Moone were made of grene cheese. And because he would be writing many thinges, he was manicled by the wrestes, so long till the flesh of his armes was growne higher then his yrons. By the meanes of his manicles he could not kemme his head, and he remayned so long manicled that his heare was felded together.
After the death of his wife, his brother sued to the king for him, and after long suit, he was brought out in the Consistory at Pauls,1 and as his brother did report, they kept him three days without meat, before he came to his answer. Then, what by the long imprisonment and much evil handling, and for lack of sustenance, the man was in that case, that he could say nothing, but look and gaze upon the people like a wild man, and they asked him any question, he could say nothing, but my Lord is a good man. And thus, when they had spilt his body, and destroyed his wits, they sent him back again to Bersie Abbey, but he came away again from thence, and would not tarry amongest them: albeit he never came to his perfect mind, to his dying day.
After the death of his wife, his brother sued to the king for him, and after long sute, he was brought out in the Consistory at Paules,