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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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In the beginning whereof were together in the Castle of Canterbury 15. godly and innocent Martyrs, of which number, not one escaped with their life, but either were burned,1 or else were famished in prison. Of that which two sorts, which is the easier death: God knoweth it is hard to judge. Notwithstanding, the truth is, that of these 15.10. were burned and suffered in the fire, of whom in the next book more shall follow hereafter, the Lord willing. The other 5. were pined and famished most unmercifully in the strait prison, of whom we have here presently to entreat. Whose names were these.
In the beginning whereof were together in the Castell of Caunterburie 15. godly and innocent Martyrs, of which number, not one escaped with theyr life, but either were burned,1 or els were famished in prisone. Of yt which two sortes, which is the easier death: God knoweth it is hard to iudge. Notwithstāding, the truth is, that of these 15.10. were burned and suffered in the fire, of whom in the next booke more shall follow hereafter, the Lord willing. The other 5. were pined and famished most vnmercifully in the straite prisone, of whome we haue heere presently to entreate. Whose names were these.
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Which two were yet uncondemned. 1