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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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No less memorable it is, and worthy also to be noted concerning the 3. ladders which he told to divers he saw in his sleep,1 set up toward heaven: of the which there was one somewhat longer then the rest, but yet at length they became one, joining (as it were) all three together. This was a forewarning revealed unto him, declaring undoubtedly the martyrdom, first of him self, and then the death of two honest women, which were brought forth & suffered in the same town anon after.
No lesse memorable it is, and woorthy also to be noted concerning the 3. ladders which he tolde to diuers he sawe in his sleepe,1 set vp toward heauen: of the which there was one somewhat longer then the rest, but yet at length they became one, ioyning (as it were) all three together. Thys was a forewarning reuealed vnto him, declaring vndoutedly the martyrdome, first of him selfe, and then the death of two honest women, which were brought foorth & suffered in the same towne anone after.
- 1An other memorable […] of Samuel in prison.An other memorable 〈…〉 of Samuell in prison.
As this godly martyr was going to the fire, there came a certain maid to him,1 which took him about the neck and kissed him, who being marked by them that were present, was sought for the next day after, to be had to prison and burned, as the very party her self informed me: Howbeit, as God of his goodness would have it, she escaped their fiery hands, keeping her self secret in the town a good while after. But as this maid, called Rose Nottingham, was marvellously preserved by the providence of God: so there were other two honest women did fall into the rage and fury of that time.