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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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Nay (said he) not an heretic, but a servant of Jesus Christ unprofitable. When the hangman went about to strangle him to diminish his punishment, he refused it, saying that he would abide the sentence that the Judges had gevē. Ex eod. ☞Besides these Germans above specified, a great number there was both in the higher & lower countries of Germany, which were secretly drowned, or buried, or otherwise in prison made away, whose names although they be not known to us, yet they are registered in the book of life. Furthermore, in the Dutch book of Adrian, divers other be numbered in the Catalogue of these Germane Martyrs, which likewise suffered in divers places of the lower country: the names of certain whereof be these. At Bergis or Berghen in Hennegow, were burnt John Malo. Damian Witroke. Weldrewe Calier. John Porceau. Julian, van den Sword. Adrian Lopphen. Bawdwyne. in the year of our Lord. 1555. John Malo,1 Damian Witrocke, Weldrew Calier buried quick, John Porceau. At Aste suffered also one Julian. an. 1541. and Adrian Lopphē. an. 1555.2 At Brussels. an. 1559. one Bawdwyne beheaded. An other called Gilleken Tielman burnt. an. 1541. Add moreover to the same Catalogue of Dutch Martyrs burnt and consumed, in the lower countries under the Emperors dominion: the names of these following. W. Swolle, burnt at Mechlin. an. 1529. Nico. Paul. at Gaunt beheaded. Robert Orguier, and Joanne his wife, with Baudicon and Martin Orguier their children, which suffered at Lisle. an. 1556. M. Nicholas burnt at Mons. James Fosseau at Mons. Corniels Uolcart, at Brugis, an. 1553. Hubert the Printer, and Philippe Jopner, at Brugis. an. 1553. A woman buried with thorns under her. Peter le Roux. at Brugis. an. 1552 At Mechlin suffered Frances, and Nicholas Thijs, ij. brethren. an. 1555. At Antwerp were burnt Adrian a Painter and Henry a Taylor. an. 155. Also Cornelys Halewyne Locksmith, & Herman Janson the same year. M. John Champ. Schoolmaster. an. 1557. with a number of other besides, which in the said book are to be seen and read. ¶An. 1525. we read also in the French history of a certain Monk, who because he forsook his abominable order and was married, was burnt at Prague. The Priests of Erfurt. | A Preacher poisoned at Erfurt.
Nay (sayd he) not an hereticke, but a seruaunt of Iesus Christ vnprofitable. When the hangmā went about to strangle him to diminish his punishment, he refused it, saying that he woulde abide the sentence that the Iudges had geuē. Ex eod. ☞Besides these Germaynes aboue specified, a great number there was both in the higher & lower countryes of Germanye, which were secretly drowned, or buryed, or otherwise in prison made away, whose names although they be not knowne to vs, yet they are registred in the booke of life. Furthermore, in the Dutch booke of Adrian, diuers other be numbred in the Catalogue of these Germane Martyrs, which likewise suffered in diuers places of the lower country: the names of certayn wherof be these. At Bergis or Berghen in Hennegow, were burnt Iohn Malo. Damian Witroke. Weldrewe Calier. Iohn Porceau. Iulian, van den Swerde. Adrian Lopphen. Bawdwyne. in the yeare of our Lord. 1555. Iohn Malo,