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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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¶Touching this Richard Chapman, this by the way is to be noted, that as he was in his coat and shirt enjoined bare head,1 bare foot, and bare leg, to go before the procession, and to kneel upon the cold steps in the Church all the Sermon time,2 a little lad seeing him kneel upon the cold stone with his bare knees, & having pity on him, came to him, and having nothing else to give him, brought him his cap to kneel upon. For the which the boy immediately was taken into the Vestry, and there unmercifully beaten for his mercy showed to the poor penitent.
¶Touching this Richard Chapman, this by the way is to be noted, that as he was in his coate and shyrt enioyned bare head,1 bare foote, and bare legge, to go before the procession, and to kneele vpon the cold steps in the Church all the Sermon time,2 a little ladde seeing him kneele vpon the cold stone with his bare knees, & hauing pitie on him, came to him, and hauing nothing else to geue him, brought him his cap to kneele vpon. For the which the boy immediatly was taken into the Uestry, and there vnmercifully beaten for his mercy shewed to the poore penitent.
- 1Rich. Chapman.
- 2Cruelty showed for mercy.Cruelty shewed for mercy.
Besides these, divers other were about London, Colchester, and other places also partakers of the same Cross and affliction for the like cause of the Gospel, in which number cometh in these which hereafter follow.