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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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These things rehearsed they of purpose, with other light trifles, to augment their final accusation, and then sir Andrew Oliphant pronounced sentence against him, that he should be delivered to the temporal judge, and punished as an heretic, which was to be burnt. Notwithstanding his boldness and constancy moved so the hearts of many, that the Bishops Steward of his regality, Provost of the town called Patrick Learmond, refused to be his temporal judge: to whom it appertained if the cause had been just. Also the Bishops chamberlain being therewith charged, would in no wise take upon him so ungodly an office. Yea the whole town was so offended with his unjust con damnation, that the Bishops servants could not get for their money so much as one cord to tie him to the stake, or a tar barrel to burn him, but were constrained to cut the cords of their masters own pavilion to serve their turn.
These thinges rehearsed they of purpose, with other light trifles, to augment their final accusation, and then sir Andrew Oliphant pronounced sentence against him, that he shuld be deliuered to the temporall iudge, and punished as an hereticke, which was to be burnt. Notwithstanding his boldnes and constancie moued so the hartes of many, that the Byshops Stuard of his regalitie, Prouost of the towne called Patrike Learmond, refused to be his temporall iudge: to whome it appertained if the cause had bene iust. Also the Bishops chamberlaine being therwith charged, would in no wise take vpon him so vngodly an office. Yea the whole towne was so offended with his vniust cō demnation, that the Bishops seruauntes could not get for their money so much as one cord to tie him to ye stake, or a tarre barrell to burne him, but were constrained to cut the cordes of their maisters own pauilion to serue their turne.
Nevertheless one servant of the Bishops more ignorant and cruel then the rest, called Alexander Symmerwayll, enterprising the office of a temporal judge in that part, conveyed him to the fire, where against all natural reason of man, his boldness and hardiness did more and more increase: so that the spirit of God working miraculously in him, made it manifest to the people that his cause and Articles were just, and he innocently put down.