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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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But for so much as M.H. worketh (as I said) by surmises, construing every thing to the worst, let us see what may be surmised as much again to the contrary, concerning the quality of this surmised murder. Wherein divers things are to be considered, as hereunder followeth.
But for so muche as M.H. worketh (as I sayde) by surmises, construing euery thing to the worste, let vs see what may be surmised as much agayne to the contrarye, concerning the quallitie of this surmised murder. Wherin diuers thinges are to be considered, as hereunder followeth.
The first conjecture is this, that such manner of women which for worldly shame are disposed to murder their children,1 have otherwayes to compass that wickedness, then by silence keeping. Now, as touching this Perotine going to be burned, neither could this silence save her if she would, from •ordly shame, neither is it to be thought any such intent ever to be in her, to murder her child: as might well appear in her mothers house, where if she might have continued her whole time out she intended no less but honestly to be brought to bed, and to nurse up her child, neither caring for shame of the world, nor fearing any slander to the Gospel. Whereby may be argued, that no such intent of murder was ever in her thought.
The first coniecture is this, that suche maner of womē which for worldly shame are disposed to murder their children,1 haue otherwayes to compasse that wickednesse, then by silence keeping. Now, as touching this Perotine going to be burned, neither coulde this silence saue her if she would, from •ordly shame, neither is it to be thought any such intent euer to be in her, to murder her childe: as might well appeare in her mothers house, where if shee might haue continued her whole time out she intended no lesse but honestly to be brought to bed, and to nurse vp her childe, neither caryng for shame of the world, nor fearyng anye sclaunder to the Gospell. Whereby may be argued, that no suche intent of murder was euer in her thoughte.