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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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| This Henry a Fryer sometime of Flanders, forsook his habit & married a wife. Who being offered life of Balthasar, if he would confess his wife to be an harlot, denied so to do, and so was burnt at Dornic. A Popish priest and a wicked murderer. | A good priest dwelling not far from Basil. 1539. | 1There was a certain wicked Priest, a notorious adulterer, a dicer, and a vile drunkard given to all wickedness and ungraciousness, without all fear, regarding nothing what mischief he did: moreover a man fit and ready to serve the affection of the papists at all turns. It chanced that this Priest was received and lodged in the house of an other Priest dwelling not far from Basil, which was a good man and a sincere favourer of the Gospel. This drunken priest sitting at supper, was so drunk that he could not tell what he did, or else feigned himself so drunk of purpose, the better to accomplish his intended mischief. So it followed that this wretch, after his first sleep, rose out of his bed and brake all the glass windows in his chamber, threw down the stone, and rent all his hosts books that he found. The host awaking with the noise thereof, came to him, asking how he did: whether there were any thieves or enemies that he was in fear of, desiring him to show what he ailed. But as soon as the good host had opened his chamber door, the wicked cutthroat, ran at him with his sword and slew him. The host after the wound received, fell down and dyed. Upon this a clamour was made through all the street, and the neighbours came in, the murderer was taken and bound: and yet all the friends and kinsfolks that the good priest had, could not make that miserable caitiff that was the murderer, to be executed: the superior power did so take his part, saying that he should be sent to his bishop. The towns men did grievously cry out and complain, at the bolstering out of so manifest villainy. So did also the noble man that was the Lord of the Page, saying that so many good men and married priests were drowned and beheaded for such small trifles, without any regard had to the Bishop but a murderer might escape unpunished. It was answered to them again, that what the superior powers would do, they had nothing to do withal. The time was otherwise now, then it was in the commotion of the rustical people.
| This Henry a Fryer sometyme of Flaunders, forsooke hys habite & maryed a wyfe. Who beyng offered lyfe of Balthasar, if he woulde confesse hys wyfe to be an harlot, denyed so to do, and so was burnt at Dornic. A Popishe priest and a wicked murderer. | A good priest dwelling not farre from Basill. 1539. |