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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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When these also had received the gospel, and the five Pages of the Helvetians above mentioned, ⟨p. 896⟩were not well pleased therewith, but would have them punished, and great contention was among the Helvetians about the same, it was concluded at length, that the Ministers should be exiled: Whom the Tygurines did receive. Ex. Pantal. | 1Fraunces Warlut. Alexander Dayken. At Dornic. An. 1562. | After these two good men being borne in the lower parts of Germany, had been conversant in divers reformed churches in other countries, at last for conscience sake, they returned home again to do good in their own country of Dornic, & there about. So upon a time, as the people there resorted to a back field or wood without the city, with a certain preacher to hear the word of God and to pray, the adversaries having thereof some intelligence, so pursued them, that they took of them above 30. of whom these 2. among the rest, were apprehended, and thinking no less but that they should be burned, they began to sing psalms. At length being brought forth, first one, then the other, they were both beheaded. And where the judges had intended to quarter their bodies, and to set them up by the high ways, yet was it so provided, GOD working in the hearts of the people, that they were both committed to sepulture. Ex Lud. Rab. Earle of Lalain. | 2Gillotus Viver. James Faber, his father in law. Michael Faber, son of James. Anna wife of Gillotus, and daughter of James Faber. | These in the cause of the Gospel suffered at Valence. James Faber being an old man, said: that although he could not answer or satisfy them in reasoning, yet he would constantly abide in the truth of the Gospel. Anna his daughter being with child, was respited, after she was delivered, she followed her husband and father in the like Martyrdom. | 3Michella Caignoucle At Valence. An. 1550. | Michella, wife of James Clerk which was before burned, when she was offered to be married, and to be carried out of the country to some reformed church,4 refused so to do, but would abide the adventure of her vocation,