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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 gave they forth sentence, and condemned him by the laws,1 and so left him to the secular power, in the hands of Sir John Campbell Justice deputy, who delivered him to the Provost of Edinburgh to be burnt on the Castle hill, who incontinent made him to be put in the uppermost house in the town with irons about his legs and neck,2 and gave charge to Sir Hugh Terry to keep the key of the said house, an ignorant Minister and imp of Satan, and of the Bishops, who by direction, sent to the poor man two Grey Friars to instruct him, with whom he would enter into no communing. Soon after that was sent in two black Friars, an English Friar, and another subtle sophister,3 called Arbirtromy, with the which English Friar he would have reasoned and declared his faith by the scriptures. Who answered, he had no commission to enter in disputation with him, and so departed and left him.
Then gaue they forth sentence, and condemned him by the lawes,1 and so lefte him to the secular power, in the hands of Sir Iohn Campbell Iustice deputie, who delyuered him to the Prouost of Edenbrough to be burnt on the Castle hill, who incontinent made him to be put in the vppermost house in the towne with yrons about his legs and necke,2 and gaue charge to Sir Hugh Terry to keepe the key of the sayd house, an ignoraunt Minister and impe of Sathan, and of the Bishops, who by direction, sente to the poore man two Gray Friers to instructe hym, wyth whome he would enter into no communing. Soone after that was sent in two blacke Friers, an Englishe Frier, and another subtile sophister,3 called Arbirtromy, with the which English Frier he would haue reasoned and declared his faith by the scriptures. Who aunswered, he had no commission to enter in disputation with him, and so departed and left him.
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