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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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Book 11 › A Shoemaker suffering in Northamton.Book 11 › A Shomaker suffering in Northamton.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A Shoemaker suffering in Northampton.
A Shomaker suffering in Northamton.
IN the month of October following, was burned at the town of Northampton, a Shoemaker, a true witness and disciple of the Lord,1 who according to the grace of God given unto him, cleaving fast to the sound doctrine and preaching of Gods word, renounced the untrue and false coloured religion of the Romish sea, wherein many a good man hath been drowned.
IN the moneth of October folowing, was burned at the towne of Northampton, a Shomaker, a true witnesse and disciple of the Lorde,1 who accordinge to the grace of God geuen vnto him, cleauing fast to the sounde doctrin and preaching of Gods woord, renounced the vntrue and false coloured religion of the Romish sea, wherein manye a good man hath bene drowned.
- 1October ••. In Martyrdom of a Shoemaker […] Northampton.October ••. In Mart••dome of a S••maker 〈…〉 Northa••ton.
After whom, not long after in the same month of October, died also in the Castle of Chichester three godly confessors, being there in bonds for the like cause of Christs Gospel, who also should have suffered the like Martyrdom, had not their natural death,