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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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| These fine here specified, for certain Bills cast abroad and set up, sounding against the abomination of the Mass, and other superstitious absurdities of the Pope, were condemned and burned in the City of Paris. Henry of Couberon had his tongue bored through, and with an iron wire, tied fast to one of his cheeks: Who likewise with the other, was burned, as is aforesayde. Ex Joanne Crisp. | Alexander Canus priest, otherwise called Laurentius Crucens. At Paris. An. 1534. | For the sincere doctrine and confession of Christs true religion,1 he was burned in Paris, having but small fire, and abide muche torment. Ex Henr. Pantal. The Grey Friars in Paris. Doctor Clerk, a Sorbonist. | John Pointer, a Surgeon. At Paris. An. 1533. | This Surgeon being detected and accused by the Fryers,2 and such as he had cured before of the French pocks,3 was first condemned to be strangled, and then burned: but afterward, because he would not do homage to a certain Idol at the commandment of a Fryer that came to confess him, his sentence was turned to have his tongue cut of, and so to be burned. Ex Crisp. A certain Knight of Rhodes, Uncle to this Peter. | Peter Gaudet, Knight sometimes of Rhodes. An. 1533. | This Peter being at Geneva with his wife, was trained out from thence by his uncle,4 and put in prison for defence of the Gospel, and after long torments then sustained, was burned. vide Crisp. | Quoquillard. An. 1534. | At Besançon, in the county of Burgundy,5 this Quoquillard was burned for the confession and testimony of Christes gospell. Ex Joan Crisp. | Nicolas a Scrivener. John de Phoix. Stephen Burlet. An. 1534. | These three were executed and burned for the like cause of the Gospel,6 in the City of Arras: namely, Nicholas a Scrivener, John de Poix, Stephen Burlet. Ex Jonne Crisp. A Grey Friar in the City of Rochelle. | Mary Becandella. At Fountains· An. 1534. | This Mary being virtuously instructed of her master where she lived,7