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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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The Lieutenant hearing this, he thought himself of these words, and fearing least that in deed he thought to make some escape, began to look more straightly to his Prisoner, and so coming to him, beginneth to charge him with his words, reciting the same unto him which his man had told him before: how that if he were not better looked unto, perchance he would deceive them. &c. Yea Master Lieutenant, so I said (quoth he) for you look I think that I should burn:1 but except you let me have some fire, I am like to deceive your expectation, for I am like here to starve for cold.
The Lieutenaunt hearing this, he thought hymselfe of these wordes, and fearing least that in deede he thought to make some escape, beganne to looke more straightly to his Prisoner, and so comming to him, beginneth to charge him with his wordes, reciting the same vnto him whiche his man had told him before: how that if he were not better looked vnto, perchaunce he would deceiue them. &c. Yea Mayster Lieutenaunt, so I sayd (quoth he) for you looke I thinke that I shoulde burne:1 but except you let me haue some fire, I am like to deceiue your expectation, for I am like here to starue for cold.
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Many such like answers and reasons, merry, but savoury, coming not from a vain mind, but from a constant and quiet reason, proceeded from that man, declaring a firm and stable hart, little passing for all this great blustering of their terrible threats, but rather deriding the same.
Many such like answeres and reasons, mery, but sauery, comming not from a vayne minde, but from a constant and quiet reasō, proceded from that man, declaring a firme and stable hart, litle passing for all this great blustering of theyr terrible threates, but rather deriding the same.