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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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| As Charles the Emperor did lie in Gaunt the Fryers and Doctors there obtained that the Edict made against the Lutherans might be read openly twice a year. Which being obtained, great persecution followed,1 so that there was no City nor town in all Flanders, wherein some either were not expulsed, or headed, or condemned to perpetual prison,2 or had not their goods confiscate neither was there any respect of age or sex. At Gaunt especially, many there were of the head men, which for religion sake were burned. Afterward the Emperor coming to Brussels, there was terrible slaughter, and persecution of Gods people, namely in Brabant, Hennegow and Artoys, the horror and cruelty whereof is almost incredible: In so much that at one time as good as ij. hundred men and women together, were brought out of the country about, into the City, of whom some were drowned, some buried quick, some privily made away, others sent to perpetual prison: whereby all prisons and towers there about were replenished with prisoners and captives, and the hands of the hangmen tired with slaying and killing, to the great sorrow of all them, which knew the Gospel, being now compelled either to deny the same, or to confirm it with their blood. The story hereof is at large set forth by Francis. Encenas, a notable learned man, who also himself was prisoner the same time at Brussels: whose book written in Latin, I my self have seen and read, remaining in the hands of John Oporine at Basil. Franciscan Fryers of Gaunt. | Martynus Hoeurbloc, Fishmonger. At Gaunt. An. 1545. | This Martin ever almost to his latter age,3 was a man much given to all wickedness and fleshly life so long as he continued a follower of the popes superstition and Idolatry. Afterward (as God hath always his calling) thorough the occasion of a Sermon of his parish priest beginning to taste some working of grace, and repentance of his former life, went out of Gaunt for the space of iij. months, seeking the company of godly Christians, such as he heard to use the reading of the scriptures: by whom he being more groundly instructed, returned again to the City of Gaunt, where all his neighbours first began to marvel at the sudden change of this man.
| As Charles the Emperour did ly in Gaūt the Fryers and Doctours there obtayned that the Edicte made agaynst the Lutherās might be read openlye twise a yeare. Whiche being obtayned, great persecution followed,