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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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But to return again to the description of this pageant• wherein (as I said before) there was no danger at all, yet were they all in such fear, as if present death had ben over their heads.
But to returne agayn to the descriptiō of this pageant• wherin (as I sayd before) there was no daunger at all, yet were they all in such feare, as if present death had ben ouer their heades.
In all this great maze and garboil there was nothing mor• feared then the melting of the lead, which many affirmed that they felt dropping upon their bodies: Now in this sudden terror and fear, which took from them all reason & counsel out of their minds: to behold what practises & sundry shifts every man made for himself, it would make not only Democritus, and Heraclitus also to laugh but rather an horse weluere to break his halter. But none used themselves more ridiculously, then such as seemed greatest wise men, saving that in one or ij. peradventure some what more quietness of mind appeared. Amongest whom was one Claymund President of Corpus Christi Colledge (whom for reverence and learnings sake I do here name) and a few other aged persons with him,1 which for their age and weakness, durst not thrust themselves into the throng amongest the rest, but knelled down quietly before the high altar, committing themselves & their lives unto the sacrament. The other which were younger and stronger, ran up and down through the press marvelling at the uncivility of men, and waxed angry with the unmannerly multitude that would give no room unto the Doctors, Bachelors, Masters, and other graduates & regent masters. But as the terror and fear was common unto all men, so was there no difference made, of persons or degrees every man scambling for himself. The violet cap or purple gown, did there nothing avail the Doctor, neither the masters hood nor the monks coal was there respected.