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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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A note of one Thomas Summers imprisoned for the Gospel.
A note of one Thomas Sommers imprisoned for the Gospell.
Amongst these Londoners thus troubled by the clergy we will add also (although a little out of place) an other note of a Merchant called Tho. Summers,1 who died in the Tower of London for confessing of the Gospel. Which Tho. being a very honest Merchant and wealthy, was sent for by the Lord Cardinal and committed to the Tower, for that he had Luther's books (as they termed them) and after a great suit made for him to the said Cardinal, his judgement was that he should ride from the tower into Cheapside carrying a new book in his hand and be hanged with books round about him, with three or iiij, other Merchants after the same order: which was done. And when M. Summers should be set on a colliers nag as the rest of his fellow prisoners were, a friend of his called M. Copland brought him a very good gelding, fair dressed with bridle and saddle, and when the Bishops Officers came to dress him with books, as they had trimmed the other, and would have made holes in his garment to have thrust the strings of the books therein, nay said Summers, I have always loved to go handsomely in my apparel, and taking the books and opening them, he bound them together by the strings and cast them about his neck (the leaves being all open) like a collar,2 and being on horse back, rode foremost through the streets, till they came about the standard in Cheapside, where a great fire was made to burn their books in, and a Pillory set up there for 4. persons in token that they had deserved it.
AMongst these Londiners thus troubled by the clergye we will adde also (although a little out of place) an other note of a Marchaunt called Tho. Sommers,1 who died in the Tower of London for confessing of the Gospell. Which Tho. being a very honest Marchant and wealthy, was sent for by the Lord Cardinall and committed to the Tower, for that he had Luthers bookes (as they termed them) and after a great sute made for him to the sayd Cardinall, his iudgement was that he should ride from the tower into Cheapeside carying a new booke in his hand and be hanged with bookes round about him, with three or iiij, other Marchaunts after the same order: which was done. And when M. Sommers should be set on a colliars nagg as the rest of his felow prisoners were, a frend of his called M. Copland brought him a very good gelding, fayre dressed with bridle and sadle, and when the Bishops Officers came to dresse him with bookes, as they had trimmed the other, and would haue made holes in his garment to haue thrust the stringes of the books therein, nay sayd Sōmers, I haue alwayes loued to goe hansomely in my apparell, and taking the bookes and opening them, he bound them together by the stringes and cast them about his necke (the leaues being al opē) like a coller,