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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 2] 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 2] 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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Thus Master Latimer being sent for, and coming up to London through Smithfield (where merely he said that Smithfield had long groaned for him) was brought before the Council,1 where he patiently bearing all the mocks and taunts given him by the scornful Papists, was cast again into the Tower, where he being assisted with the heavenly grace of Christ,2 sustained most patient imprisonment a long time, notwithstanding the cruel and unmerciful handling of the Lordly Papists, which thought then their kingdom would never fall: yet he showed himself not only patient, but also cheerful in and above all that which they could or would work against him:3 yea such a valiant spirit the Lord gave him, that he was able not only to despise the terribleness of prisons & torments, but also to deride and laugh to scorn the doings of his enemies. As it is not unknown to the ears of many, what he answered to the Lieutenant being then in the Tower. For when the Lieutenants man upon a time came to him, the aged Father kept without fire in the frosty winter,4 and well•ye starved for cold, merely bad the man tell his Master, that if he did not look the better to him, perchance he would deceive him.
Thus Mayster Latimer being sent for, and comming vp to London through Smithfield (where merely he sayd that Smithfielde had long groaned for him) was brought before the Counsell,1 where hee pacientlye bearing all the mockes and tauntes geuen him by the scorneful Papistes, was cast agayne into the Tower, where he being assisted with the heauenly grace of Christ,2 susteined most pacient imprisonment a long time, notwithstanding the cruel and vnmercifull handlinge of the Lordlye Papistes, whyche thought then theyr kingdome would neuer fall: yet he shewed hymselfe not onely pacient, but also chearefull in and aboue all that which they could or woulde worke agaynst him: