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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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On the saturday he came again afore them into the chapter house,1 and there with the steelyard men remained till 5. a clock at night. And after long disputations, threatenings, & scornings, about 5. a clock at night, they called him, to know whether he would abjure or burn. He was then in a great agony, & thought rather to burn than to abjure. But then was he sent again to have the counsel of Guard. and Fox, & they persuaded him rather to abjure than to burn, because (they said) he should do more in time to come, & with divers other persuasions that were mighty in the sight of reason & foolish flesh. Upon that, kneeling upon his knees, he con scented to abjure, and the abjuration put in his hand, he abjured as it was there written, and then he subscribed with his own hand:2 and yet they would scarcely receive him into the bosom of the Church, as they termed it. Then they put him to an oath, and charged him to execute, do, and fulfil all that they commanded him, and he promised so to do.
On the saterday he came againe afore them into ye chapter house,1 and there with the stilliard men remained till 5. a clocke at night. And after long disputations, threatnings, & scornings, about 5. a clocke at nyghte, they called hym, to know whether he would abiure or burne. He was then in a great agony, & thought rather to burn thē to abiure. But thē was he sent again to haue ye counsel of Gard. and Fox, & they persuaded him rather to abiure thē to burn, because (they said) he shuld do more in time to come, & with diuers other perswasions that were mighty in the sight of reason & foolish flesh. Upon that, kneeling vpon his knees, he cō sented to abiure, and the abiuration put in hys hande, hee abiured as it was there wrytten, and then hee subscribed wyth hys owne hand:2 and yet they would scarcely receyue hym into the bosome of the Churche, as they termed it. Then they put hym to an oth, and charged him to execute, doe, and fulfill all that they commaunded him, and he promised so to doe.
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