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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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The hangman being wiser then the fryer,1 bade him read unto the poor man something of the Passion, wherein the poor man would take great pleasure. This foolish friar had no other consolation to comfort him withal, but to hold the Crucifix of wood before him, saying: Behold thy saviour which dyed for thee, look upon him, & thou shalt be comforted. Then said the poor man, I have an other Saviour this is none of my Saviour, get thee away from me thou naughty person: with thy marmoset of wood. My Saviour dwelleth in heaven in whom I trust that he will not deliver my soul to eternal death. The friar crossed himself, showing the semblance of a man that were very sorry & aggrieved, thinking with himself, that this poor man was fallen into desperation. Then he was led forth into the market place, whereas according to the custom,2 openly before all the people, his confession was read with a loud voice which contained no other thing, but only that the man had been a seditious person, and that in the time of truce he had cried Alarm, even in the night, when all men were at rest.
The hangman being wiser then the fryer,1 bade him reade vnto the poore man something of the Passion, wherein the poore mā would take great pleasure. This foolish frier had no other consolatiō to comfort him withall, but to hold the Crucifixe of wood before him, saying: Beholde thy sauiour which dyed for thee, looke vpon him, & thou shalt be comforted. Then sayd the poore man, I haue an other Sauiour this is none of my Sauiour, get thee away from me thou naughty person: with thy marmoset of wood. My Sauior dwelleth in heauē in whom I trust that he wil not deliuer my soule to eternall death. The frier crossed himselfe, shewing the semblance of a man that were very sory & agreeued, thinking with himselfe, that this poore man was fallen into desperation. Then he was led forth into the market place, wheras according to the custome,2 opēly before al the people, his confession was read with a loud voice whiche conteined no other thing, but onely that ye mā had bene a seditious person, and that in the time of truce he had cryed Alarme, euen in the night, when all men were at rest.