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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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Then by & by they caused the common people to void away, whose desire was always to hear that innocent man to speak. Then the sons of darkness pronounced their sentence definitive, not having respect to the judgement of God. When all this was done and said, the Cardinal caused his warders to pass again with the meek Lamb into the Castle, until such time as the fire was made ready. When he was come into the Castle, then there came two Grey fiends, friar Scot and his mate, saying, Sir, ye must make your confession unto us. He answered, and said, I will make no confession unto you. Go fetch me yonder man that preached this day, and I will make my confession unto him. Then they sent for the Subprior of the Abbey, who came to him withal diligence. But what he said in this confession I can not show.
Then by & by they caused the common people to voide away, whose desire was alwayes to heare that innocente man to speake. Then the sonnes of darkenesse pronounced their sentence definitiue, not hauing respecte to the iudgement of God. When all this was done and sayde, the Cardinall caused his warders to passe againe wyth the meeke Lambe into the Castle, vntill suche time as the fire was made ready. When he was come into the Castle, then there came two Gray feendes, frier Scot and his mate, sayinge, Sir, yee must make your confession vnto vs. He aunswered, and said, I wil make no confession vnto you. Go fetch me yōder man that preached this day, and I will make my confession vnto him. Then they sent for the Suppriour of the Abbey, who came to him withall diligence. But what he sayd in thys confession I can not shewe.
When the fire was made ready, and the gallows at the West part of the Castle near to the Priory, the Lord Cardinal dreading that master George should have been taken away by his friends, commanded to bend all the Ordinance of the Castle right against that part, and commanded all his gunners to be ready and stand beside their guns, unto such time as he were burned. All this being done, they bound Master Georges hands behind his back, and led him forth with their soldiers from the Castle, to the place of their wicked execution. As he came forth of the Castle gate, there met him certain beggars asking his alms for Gods sake. To whom he answered, I want my hands wherewith I should give you alms: but the merciful Lord, of his benignity and abundance of grace, that feedeth all men, vouchsafe to give you necessaries both unto your bodies and souls.