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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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Now by the time that the said Commissioners had received these letters, they had made out precepts for 8. or 9. score honest men more to be cast in prison. But these letters so appalled them, that they staid, and afterward sent no moe to ward. But making then as diligent inquisition as was possible, to have found some worthy matter against those before named, whereby there might have been some colour, both of the Counsels grievous complaints, and of the Commissioners rigorous dealing, when no such thing could fall out, because they would be assured that they should not go unpunished, they first banished them the town and Marches of Calais with a Trumpet blown, under pain of death, for a hundred year and a day if that one day had been left out, all had been marred, and then sent them back to prison, staying them there upon hope that the L. Cromwell should come into captivity sooner then he did.1 But at last, to wit, on May day, they sent the xiij. prisoners through the market, the said Brooke going before with irons on his legs, as the chief captain, the rest following him, two and two without irons, unto shipboard, & then were they all coupled in irons two & two together. Where, because they were loth to go under the hatches. Sir John Gage with a staff smote some of them cruelly:2 Whereupon Anthony Pickering said unto him, Sir, I beseech you yet be as good unto us as you would be to your horses or dogs: let us have a little air that we be not smothered. ⟨p. 1228⟩Yet that request could not be obtained, but the hatches were put down close, and they guarded and kept with a great company of men, and so sailing forward, by Gods merciful providence, were within 24. hours, at anchor before the Tower of London.
Now by the tyme that the sayd Commissioners had receiued these letters, they had made out precepts for 8. or 9. score honest men more to be cast in prison. But these letters so appalled them, that they stayde, and afterwarde sent no moe to ward. But making then as diligent inquisition as was possible, to haue found some worthy matter againste those before named, whereby there might haue bene some colour, both of the Counsels greeuous complaintes, and of the Cōmissioners rigorous dealing, whē no such thing could fall out, because they would be assured yt they should not go vnpunished, they first banished thē the towne and Marches of Calice with a Trumpet blowne, vnder paine of death, for a hundred yeare and a day if that one day had bene left out, all had bene marde, and then sent them backe to prison, staying them there vpon hope that the L. Cromwell should come into captiuitie sooner then he dyd.