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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 this good man being in deed a Monk, and having but short hose, by the which way he supposed soonest to escape, by the same he fell into further inconvenience making of one danger two. For if the fire or lead had fallen on the outside, those parts which did hang out of the window had been in danger: & contrariwise if the slain had raged within the Church, all his other parts had lien open to the fire. And as this man did stick fast in the window, so did the rest stick as fast in the doors, that sooner they might have been burned, then they could once stir or move one foot. Through the which press at the last there was a way found, that some going over their heads gat out.
Thus this good man being in deed a Monke, and hauing but short hose, by the which way he supposed soonest to escape, by the same he fel into further incōuenience making of one danger two. For if the fire or lead had fallen on the outside, those parts which did hang out of the window had bene in danger: & contrariwise if the slaine had raged within the Church, all his other parts had lyen opē to the fire. And as this man did sticke fast in the windowe, so dyd the rest sticke as fast in the dores, that sooner they myght haue bene burned, then they could once styrre or moue one foot. Through the which prese at the last there was a way found, that some going ouer their heads gat out.
Here also happened an other pageant in a certain Monk (if I be not misadvised) of Gloucester College, whereat Calphurnius might well laugh with an open mouth.1 So it happened that there was a young lad in this tumult, who seeing the doors fast stopped with the press or multitude, & that he had no way to get out, climbed up upon the door, and there staying upon the top of the door, was forced to tarry still▪ For to come down into the Church again, he durst not for fear of the fire, and to leap down toward the street he could not without danger of falling. When he had tarried there a while, he advised himself what to do: neither did occasion want to serve his purpose. For by chance, amongst them that gat out over mens heads, he saw a Monk coming towards him, which had a great wide Coal hanging at his back. This the Boy thought to be a good occasion for him to escape by. When the Monk came near unto him, the Boy which was in the top of the door, came down, and prettily conveyed himself into the Monks Coal,