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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 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,1 and as his brother did report, they kept him three dayes without meate, before he came to his answere. Then, what by the long imprisonment and much euill handling, and for lack of sustenaunce, the man was in that case, that he could say nothing, but looke and gase vpon the people like a wilde man, and they asked hym anye questiō, he could say nothing, but my Lord is a good man. And thus, when they had spilt his body, and destroyed his wittes, they sent him backe agayne to Bersie Abbey, but he came away againe from thence, and would not tary amongest them: albeit he neuer came to his perfect minde, to his dying day.
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1His brother, of whom I before spake, whose name was Valentine Freeze & his wife, gave their lives at one stake in York, for the testimony of Jesus Christ.