A67927:5108
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 the Parish of Wotton Underhedge, not far from Bristow, was dwelling one W. Dangerfield a right honest and godly poor man, who by Joan Dangerfield his wife had ix. Children, and she now lying in childbed of the tenth. This William after he had been abroad from his house a certain space, for fear of persecution, hearing that his wife was brought to bed, repaired home to visit her, as natural duty required, and to see his children, she being now delivered four days before.
In the Parish of Wotton Underhedge, not farre from Bristow, was dwelling one W. Dangerfield a right honest and godly poore man, who by Ioane Dangerfield his wife had ix. Children, and she nowe lying in childbed of the tenth. Thys William after he had bene abroad from his house a certayne space, for feare of persecution, hearing that his wife was brought to bed, repayred home to visite her, as naturall duety required, and to see his children, she being now deliuered foure dayes before.
The return of this man was not so soon known to some of his unkind & uncharitable neighbours, but they incensed with the spirit of Papistry, eftsoons beset the house about, and there took the said W. Dangerfield. & carried him to prison, and so at length he was brought to the Bishop, being then Doctor Brooks: in whose cruel handling he remained a certain space, so long till his legs almost were fretted off with irons.1
The returne of this man was not so soone known to some of his vnkinde & vncharitable neighbours, but they incensed with the spirite of Papistrye, eftsoones beset the house about, and there tooke the sayd W. Dangerfield. & caryed him to prison, and so at length hee was brought to the Bishop, being then Doctor Brookes: in whose cruell handling he remayned a certayne space, so longe till hys legges almost were freated off with yrons.1
- 1No […] in Pope to be […] W. Dangerfield apprehended his own in house. Joan the wife of W. Dangerfield taken with her young infant out of childbed, and had to prison. Dangerfield made to believe falsely, that his wife had recanted. Dangerfield upon hope of his wives recantation, consented to the Bishop.