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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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In conclusion, when such as should betray him, espied him at home with his wife, they bringing word to the Officer, came immediately flocking about his house, and beset it with a great company,1 and so took him in the night season, because they durst not do it in the day time, for fear of trouble and tumult, although good Samuel did nothing withstand them at all, but meekly yielded himself into their clutches of his own accord. When they had thus caught him,2 they put him into Ipswich Gail, where he passed his time meekly among his godly brethren, so long as he was permitted to continue there. Howbeit not long after, being taken from thence, he was carried (through malice of the wicked sort) to Norwich, where the said bishop Doctor Hopton,3 (whether he or Doctor Dunnings his Chancellor) full like unmerciful Prelates exercised great cruelty against him, as in deed they were men in that time of persecution, as had not their matches for straitness and cruel tormenting the bodies of the Saints among all the rest beside, and specially through the procuring of Dunnings. For although the other were sharp enough in their generation: yet could they be satisfied with imprisonment and death, and would go no further. Neither did I ever yet hear of any besides these,4 which so far exceeded all bounds of pity and compassion in tormenting their pore brethren as this Bishop did: in such sort that many of them he perverted and brought quite from the truth, and some from their wits also.
In conclusion, when suche as shoulde betraye hym, espied him at home with his wife, they bringing woorde to the Officer, came immediately flocking about hys house, and besette it wyth a great companie,1 and so tooke hym in the nyght season, because they durste not doe it in the daye time, for feare of trouble and tumult, althoughe good Samuell did nothing withstand them at all, but mekely yeelded himselfe into their clouches of his owne accord. When they had thus caughte hym,2