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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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The trouble and persecution of four windsor men, Robert Testwood, Henry, Filmer, Anthony Person, and John Marbecke, persecuted for righteousness sake, and for the Gospel.
The trouble and persecution of foure windsore men, Robert Testwood, Henry, Filmer, Anthony Person, apd Iohn Marbecke, persecuted for righteousnesse sake, and for the Gospell.
Coming now to the Story and time of the four Windsor men troubled and persecuted for the true testimony of Gods word,1 whereof three were martyred and sacrificed in fire, the fourth (which was Marbecke) had his pardon: first I have to show the original of their troubles in several parts: secondly the manner and order of their death, as they suffered together, which was, an. 1544. thirdly to answer partly in purgation of my self, against certain clatterers, which have hitherto taken their pleasure ⟨p. 1211⟩in railing against my former edition of Acts and monuments, for mistaking the name of Marbecke, whom in one place I reported to have ben burned, albeit in the end of the story, correcting my self again, I declare him not to have been burned. Wherefore to stop the brawling mouths of such quarrellers, I thought here to set forth the full narration, both of the said Marbecke, and of his fellows, in truth as I trust none of them shall have just cause to quarrel thereat.
COmming nowe to the Storye and tyme of the foure Windsore men troubled and persecuted for the true testimony of Gods word,1 whereof three were martyred and sacrificed in fire, the fourth (which was Marbecke) had his pardon: first I haue to sh•w the original of their troubles in seuerall partes: secondly the maner and order of theyr death, as they suffered together, which was, an. 1544. thirdly to answere partly in purgation of my selfe, against certayne clatterers, which haue hitherto taken theyr pleasure