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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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This division and separation of the Council amongest themselves, caused both these parts above mentioned, the one for one religion, the other for an other, to suffer together.1 For as the one part of the Council called upon the execution of Barnes, Garret, & Hierome, so the other part likewise called upon the execution of the law upon Powell, Fetherstone, and Abel. Which six being condemned and drawn to the place of execution, two upon an hurdle, one being a Papist, the other a Protestant, thus after a strange manner were brought into Smithfield, where all the said six together for contrary doctrine suffered death, three by the fire for the Gospel, the other three by hanging, drawing, and quartering for Popery.
This diuision and separation of the Coūsell amongest themselues, caused both these partes aboue mentioned, the one for one religion, the other for an other, to suffer together.1 For as the one part of the Counsell called vpō the execution of Barnes, Garret, & Hierome, so the other part likewise called vpō the execution of the law vpō Powell, Fetherstone, and Abell. Which sixe beyng condemned and drawen to the place of execution, two vpon an hyrdle, one being a Papist, the other a Protestant, thus after a straūge maner were brought into Smithfield, where all the sayd sixe together for contrary doctrine suffered death, three by the fire for the Gospell, the other three by hangyng, drawyng, and quarteryng for Popery.
- 1Two together laid upon the hirdle: the one a Papist the other a Protestant.Two togeather laide vppon the hirdle: the one a Papist the other a Protestant.
Allen Cope in his worshipful Dialogues, making mention of these three aforesaid, Powell, Fetherstone,1