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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 Martyrdom of Joan Wast, a blind woman in the Town of Darby.
¶The Martirdome of Ioane Wast, a blynde woman in the Towne of Darbye.
The first day of August, in the year above specified, suffered likewise at the Town of Darby,1 a certain poor honest godly woman: being blind from her birth, and unmarried, about the age of xxii. named Joan Wast, of the Parish of Allhallows. Of them that sate upon this innocent woman's blood, the chiefest was Ra•e Bath Bishop of the Diocese, Doctor Draycot his Chancellor, sir John Port Knight, Henry Vernon Esquire, Peter Finshe official of Darby, with the assistance also of divers other, Richard Ward, and William Bembrige, the same time being Bailiffs of the Town of Darby &c. First after the above named Bishop, and Doct. Draycot had caused the said Joan Waste to be apprehended in the Town of Darby, suspecting her to be guilty of certain heresies, she was divers times privily examined, as well in prison as out of Prison: by Finsh the Official aforesaid: After that brought to public examination before the Bishop, at last was there burnt in Darby, as is above said. Touching whose life, bringing up, & conversation, somewhat more amply we mind to discourse as by faithful relation hath come to my hands.
THe first day of August, in the yeare aboue specified, suffered likewise at the Towne of Darby,1 a certaine poore honest godly woman: being blinde from her birth, and vnmaryed, about the age of xxii. named Ioane Wast, of the Parish of Alhallowes. Of them that sate vpon this innocent womans bloude, the chiefest was Ra•e Bayne Bishop of the Dyoces, Doctour Draycot hys Chauncellour, sir Iohn Port Knight, Henrye Uernon Esquire, Peter Finshe officiall of Darby, with the assistaunce also of diuers other, Richard Warde, and William Bembrige, the same time being Bayliffes of the Towne of Darby &c. First after the aboue named Byshoppe, and Doct. Draycot had caused the sayd Ioane Waste to be apprehended in the Towne of Darby, suspecting her to bee guilty of certayne heresies, she was diuers times priuily examined, as well in prison as out of Prison: by Finsh the Officiall aforesayd: After that brought to publicke examination before the Bishop, at last was there burnt in Darby, as is aboue sayd. Touching whose life, bringing vp, & conuersatiō, somewhat more amply we mynd to discourse as by faythfull relation hath come to my handes.