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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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On the Gang Monday, an. 1546. about ten of the clock,1 Roger Clarke of Mendelsham was brought out of prison and went on foot to the gate, called Southgate in Bury, and by the way the Procession met with them, but he went on, and would not bow cap nor knee, but with most vehement words rebuked that idolatry and superstition,2 the Officers being much offended. And without the gate, where as was the place of execution, the stake being ready, and the wood lying-by, he came and kneeled down, and said Magnificat in the English tongue, making as it were a Paraphrase upon the same: Wherein he declared how that the blessed virgin Mary, who might as well rejoice in pureness, as any other, yet humbled her self to her Saviour.3 And what sayest thou John Baptist, said he, the greatest of all mens children? Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world. And thus with loud voice he cried unto the people while he was in fastening to the stake, & then the fire was set to him, whereas he suffered pains unmercifully,4 for the wood was green and would not burn, so that he was choked with smoke: and moreover being set in a pitch barrel, with some pitch sticking still by the sides, was therewith sore pained, till he had got his feet out of the barrel. And at length one standing by took a fagot stick, and striking at the ring of iron about his neck, so pashed him, and stroke him belike upon the head, that he shrank down on the one side into the fire, & so was dissolved.
On the Gang Monday, an. 1546. about tenne of the clocke,1 Roger Clarke of Mendelsham was brought out of prison and went on foote to the gate, called Southgate in Bury, and by the way the Procession mette with them, but he went on, and would not bow cap nor kne, but with most vehement words rebuked that idolatry and superstition,2 the Officers being much offended. And without the gate, where as was the place of execution, the stake beyng ready, and the wood lying-by, he came and kneeled down, and sayd Magnificat in the English tongue, making as it were a Paraphrase vppon the same: Wherein he declared how that the blessed virgine Mary, who might as well reioyce in purenes, as any other, yet humbled her selfe to her Sauiour.