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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 next day, which was Saturday, about ten of the clock, Kerby was brought to the market place, whereas a stake was ready,1 wood, broom, and straw, and did of his clothes unto his shirt, having a night cap upon his dead, and so was fastened to the stake with irons, there being in the gallery, the Lord Wentworth, with the most part of all the Justices of those quarters, where they might see his execution, how every thing should be done, and also might hear what Kerby did say: and a great number of people, about two thousand by estimation.2 There was also standing in the gallery by the Lord Wentworth, D. Rugham, which was before a Monk of Bury and sexton of the house, having on a Surplice and a stool about his neck. Then silence was proclaimed, and the said Doctor began to disable himself, as not meet to declare the holy Scriptures (being unprovided because the time was so short) but that he hoped in Gods assistance it should come well to pass.
The next day, which was Saterday, about ten of the clocke, Kerby was brought to the market place, wheras a stake was ready,1 wood, broome, and straw, and did of hys clothes vnto his shyrt, hauing a night cap vpon his dead, and so was fastened to the stake with yrons, there beyng in the galery, the Lord Wentworth, with the most part of all the Iustices of those quarters, where they might see his execution, how euery thing should be done, and also might heare what Kerby did say: and a great number of people, about two thousand by estimation.2 There was also standing in the galery by the Lord Wentworth, D. Rugham, whiche was before a Monke of Burye and sexten of the house, hauing on a Surplis and a stoole about his necke. Then silence was proclaymed, and the sayd Doctour beganne to disable himselfe, as not meet to declare the holye Scriptures (being vnprouided because the time was so short) but that he hoped in Gods assistance it should come well to passe.
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