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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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Among other, one wiser then the rest, ran with the Church door key, beating upon the stone walls, thinking therewith to break an hole thorough to escape out.
Among other, one wiser then the rest, ranne wyth the Church dore key, beating vpon the stone walles, thinking therwith to breake an hole thorough to escape out.
In the mean time those that were in the street looking diligently about them, and perceiving all things to be without fear, marvelled at this sudden outrage, & made signs and tokens to them that were in the church, to keep themselves quiet, crying to them that there was no danger.
In the meane time those that were in the streate looking diligently about them, and perceyuing all thynges to be without feare, maruelled at this soddayne outrage, & made signes and tokēs to them that were in the church, to keepe themselues quyet, crying to them that there was no daunger.
But for so much as no word could be heard by reason of the noise that was within the Church, those signs made them much more afraid then they were before, interpreting the matter, as though all had been on fire without the Church, and for the dropping of the lead and falling of other things, they should rather tarry still within the church, and not to venture out. This trouble continued in this manner by the space of certain hours.
But for so much as no word could be heard by reason of the noyse that was within the Churche, those signes made them much more afrayd then they were before, interpreting the matter, as though all had bene on fire without the Church, and for the dropping of the lead and falling of other things, they should rather tary still within ye church, and not to venter out. This trouble continued in this maner by the space of certayne houres.