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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 that Barnes there in the Fleet had continued the space of half a year, at length being delivered, was committed to be free prisoner at the Austen friars in London. When those Caterpillars and bloody beasts had there undermined him, they complained again to their Lord cardinal. Whereupon he was removed to the Austen Fryers of Northampton, there to be burned. Yet he himself under standing nothing thereof, but supposing still that he should there remain and continue in free prison, at last one M. Horne, who had brought him up, and was his special friend, having intelligence of the writ which should shortly be sent down to burn him, gave him counsel to feign him self to be desperate, and that he should write a letter to the Cardinal and leave it on his table where he lay, and a paper by, to declare whether he was gone to drown himself, & to leave his clothes in the same place:1 and there an other letter to be left to the Major of the town to search for him in the water, because he had a letter written in parchment about his neck, closed in wax, for the Cardinal, which would teach all men to beware by him. Upon this, they were 7. days in searching for him, but he was conveyed to London in a pore mans apparel, and so tarried not there but took shipping and went by long Seas to Antwerp, and so to Luther, and there fell to study till he had made answer to all the Bishops of the Realm, and had made ⟨p. 1203⟩a Book entitled, Acta Romanorum pontificum. And an other book with a supplication to king Henry. Immediately it was told the Cardinal, that he was drowned, and he said, Perit memoria eius cum sonitu. But this did light upon himself shortly after, which wretchedly dyed at Leicester.
After that Barnes there in the Fleete had cōtinued the space of halfe a yeare, at length beyng deliuered, was committed to be free prisoner at the Austen friers in London. When those Caterpillers and bloudy beasts had there vndermined hym, they complained againe to their Lord cardinall. Wherupon he was remoued to the Austen Fryers of Northampton, there to be burned. Yet he himself vnder stāding nothing therof, but supposing still yt he shuld there remaine and continue in free prison, at last one M. Horne, who had brought hym vp, and was his speciall frende, hauing intelligence of the writte which should shortly be sent downe to burne him, gaue him counsaile to faine him selfe to be desperate, and that hee shoulde wryte a letter to the Cardinal and leaue it on his table where he lay, and a paper by, to declare whether he was gone to drown hymself, & to leaue his clothes in the same place: