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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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Amongest them there was one which brought vinegar and rose water, and rubbing him therewithal, they did somewhat recover him. After that they had caused him to eat and drink such as they had provided for him, they let him down into a deep dungeon, where he could see neither Sun nor Moon. All this was done to the intent to put him to more torment, when he had somewhat recovered his strength again. There they let him continue xviij. days: after which time they brought him again to examination, propounding certain articles unto him, which he constantly denied. They devised divers and sundry kinds of torments, to the intent they might even of force extort something of this poor man, which might seem worthy of death: yet for all that they were fain to depart without their purpose. The xx. day after, these tyrants hired a hangman (a man sure worthy of his office) which left no kind of cruelty unpractised.1 Yet did he miss of his purpose also, and was constrained to leave his cruelty, and to pronounce even with his own mouth, that the man was innocent, in that he had so constantly endured so many horrible and grievous torments. Yet these tyrants came again the fourth time,2 & suborned two witnesses against him, thus concluding that he was worthy of death, because he had cried Alarm, after the truce was taken, & would have moved a new sedition. The day was appointed when he should suffer, and they brought unto him the hangman, and a Friar into the prison.
Amongest them there was one which brought vineger and rose water, and rubbing him therewithall, they dyd somewhat recouer him. After that they had caused hym to eate and drinke such as they had prouided for him, they let him downe into a deepe dungeon, where he could see neyther Sunne nor Moone. All this was done to the intent to put him to more torment, when he had somewhat recouered his strength agayne. There they let him continue xviij. dayes: after which time they brought him agayne to examination, propoūding certaine articles vnto him, whiche he constantly denyed. They deuised diuers and sundry kindes of tormentes, to the intent they might euen of force extorte something of this poore man, which might seeme woorthy of death: yet for all that they were fayne to depart without theyr purpose. The xx. day after, these tyrauntes hyred a hangman (a man sure worthy of his office) whiche lefte no kinde of cruelty vnpractised.