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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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It happened the very same day, that certain of the citizens,1 such as were appointed to go about the City for the viewing of things, came into the high Church where one of them thrusting at a certain image with his staff, eftsoons it fell down and brake. By the occasion whereof, other Images also in like sort were served after the same devotion. But when the Priests came running to them, which seemed to be greatly offended therewith, they because they would not pass their Commission, staid their hands and departed.
It happened the very same day, that certaine of the citizens,1 such as were appoynted to goe about the Citie for the vewing of things, came into the highe Churche where one of them thrusting at a certaine image wyth his staffe, eftsoones it fell downe and brake. By the occasion whereof, other Images also in like sorte were serued after the same deuotion. But when the Priestes came runnynge to them, which seemed to be greatly offended therewith, they because they would not passe their Commission, staid their handes and departed.
- 1Gods handy work in throwing down Images in Basil.Gods handy work in throwing downe Images in Basill.
It followed upon this, that when word hereof was brought to the Citizens which stood in the market place, and the matter being made worse to them then it was, they incontinent discharged out CCC. armed men, to rescue their fellows in the church, supposing them to be in danger. Who coming to the Church,1 and not finding their fellows there, and all things quiet, save only a few Images broken down, they likewise least they should have lost all their labour, threw down all the other Idols and Images which they found there standing, and so passing through all other Churches in the city, did there also the like: and when certain of the Senate came forth to appease the tumult, the Citizens said, that which you have stand about these three years, consulting and advising whether it were best to be done, or not, that shall we dispatch in one hour, that from henceforth never more contention shall grow between us for Images: and so the Senate permitted them free leave, without any more resistance: