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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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Yea if the king or queen had been there at that present and in that perplexity, they had been no better then a common man. After they had long striven and assayed all manner of ways and saw no remedy, neither by force neither authority to prevail: the fell to entreating and offering of rewards, one offering xx. pound, an other his scarlet gown so that any man would pull him out though it were by the ears.
Yea if the king or queene had bene there at that present and in that perplexity, they had bene no better then a common man. After they had long striuen and assayed all maner of wayes and saw no remedy, neither by force neither authority to preuayle: the fell to entreating and offering of rewardes, one offering xx. poūd, an other his scarlet gown so that any man would pull him out though it were by the eares.
Some stood close unto the pillars, thinking themselves safe under the vaults of stone for the dropping of the lead. Othersome being without money & unprovided of all shift, knew not which way to turn them. One being a president of a certain College (whose name I need not here to utter) pulling a board out from the pews, covered his head & shoulders therewith against the scalding lead, which they feared much more then the fall of the Church. Now what a laughter would this have ministered unto Democritus amongest other things, to behold there a certain grand paunch, who seeing the doors stopped and every way closed up, thought by an other compendious means to get out through a glass window if it might be by any shift. But here the icon grates letted him: notwithstanding his greedy mind would needs attempt if he could haply bring his purpose to pass. When he had broken the glass, & was come to the space between the grates where he should creep out, first he thrust in his head with the one shoulder, & it went through well enough. Then he laboured to get the other shoulder after, but there was great labour about it, & long he stuck by the shoulders with much ado. For what doth not importune labour overcome? Thus far forth he was now gotten. But by what part of his body he did stick fast, I am not certain, neither may I feign, forsomuch as there be yet witnesses which did see these things, which would correct me if I should so do. Notwithstanding this is most certain that he did stick fast between the grates, and could neither get out nor in.