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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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Thus then Barnes, Hierome, and Garret being committed to the Tower, after Easter, there remained till the xxx. day of July, which was two days after the death of the Lord Cromwell. Then ensued process against them by the Kings Council in the Parliament,1 to the which process Gardiner confesseth himself that he was privy amongst the rest. Whereupon all these three good saints of God, the xxx. day of July, not coming to any answer, nor yet knowing any cause of their condemnation, without any public hearing, were brought together from the Tower to Smithfield, where they preparing themselves to the fire, had there at the stake divers and sundry exhortations, amongest whom D. Barnes first began with this protestation following.
Thus then Barnes, Hierome, and Garret being committed to the Tower, after Easter, there remayned till the xxx. day of Iuly, which was two dayes after the deathe of the Lord Cromwell. Then ensued processe againste them by the Kings Counsell in the Parliament,1 to the whyche processe Gardiner confesseth himselfe that he was priuie amongst the rest. Whereupon all these three good saints of God, the xxx. day of Iuly, not comming to any aunswere, nor yet knowing any cause of their cōdemnation, without any publike hearing, were brought together from the Tower to Smithfield, where they preparing themselues to the fire, had there at the stake diuers and sundry exhortations, amongest whome D. Barnes first began wyth thys protestation following.
- 1Process against Barnes, Hierome & Garret.Processe agaynst Barnes, Hierome & Garret.
I am come hither to be burned as an heretic, and you shall hear my belief,1