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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 keeper came home at night very late, and when the prisoners (which had tarried supper for his coming) saw him so sad and heavy, they deemed something to be amiss. At last the keeper casting up his eyes upon Sir George, said: O George, I can tell thee tidings. What is that master, quoth he? Upon Monday next thou and I must go to Calais. To Calais master? What to do? I know not,1 quoth the keeper, & pulled out of his purse a piece of wax with a little label of parchment hanging out thereat, which seemed to be a precept. And when Sir George saw it, he said: well well Master, now I know what the matter is, What, quoth the keeper? Truly master I shall die in Calais. Nay, quoth the keeper, I trust it be not so. Yes, yes master, it is most true, and I praise God for his goodness therein. And so the keeper & they went together to supper with heavy cheer for sir George as they there called him. Who notwithstanding was merry himself,2 & did eat his meat as well as ever he did in all his life: In so much that some at the board said unto him, that they marvelled how he could eat his meat so well, knowing he was so near his death. Ah masters quoth he, do you think that ⟨p. 1229⟩I have ben Gods prisoner so long in the Marshalsea, and have not yet learned to dye? Yes, yes, and I doubt not but God will strengthen me therein. Ex litteris Joa. Marbecki.
The keeper came home at night very late, and when the prisoners (which had taried supper for his comming) sawe him so sad and heauie, they deemed something to be amisse. At last the keeper casting vp his eyes vpon Syr George, sayd: O George, I can tell thee tidings. What is that maister, quoth he? Upon Monday next thou and I must goe to Calice. To Calice maister? What to do? I know not,1 quoth the keeper, & pulled out of his purse a peece of waxe with a little labell of parchmēt hanging out thereat, which seemed to be a precept. And when Sir George saw it, hee sayde: well well Maister, nowe I knowe what the matter is, What, quoth the keeper? Truely maister I shall die in Calice. Nay, quoth the keeper, I trust it be not so. Yes, yes maister, it is most true, and I praise God for his goodnes therin. And so the keeper & they went together to supper with heauie cheere for sir George as they there called him. Who notwithstanding was mery himselfe,