A67927:5129
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 copy of a Letter written and cast out of the Castle of Cant. by the prisoners there in bands for Gods word▪ declaring how the Papists went about to famish them to death: of the which company five were famished amongest them all ready.
The copie of a Letter wrytten and cast out of the Castle of Cant. by the prisoners there in bands for Gods word▪ declaring how the Papistes went aboute to famishe them to death: of the which companie fiue were famished amongest them all ready.
BE it known to all men that shall read,1 or hear read these our letters, that we the pore prisoners of the Castle of Canterbury for Gods truth, are kept and lie in cold irons, & our keepers will not suffer any meat to be brought to us to comfort us. And if any man do bring any thing, as bread, butter, cheese, or any other food, the said keeper will charge them that so bring us any thing, except money or raiment, to carry it with them again, or else if he do receive any food of any for us, he doeth keep it for himself, and he and his servants do spend it, so that we have nothing thereof: and thus the keeper keepeth away our victuals from us. In so much that there are 4. of us prisoners there for Gods truth, famished already, and thus is it his mind to famish us all: and we think he is appointed thereunto of the Bishops and priests, and also of the justices, so to famish us, and not only us of the said Castle, but also all other prisoners in other prisons for the like cause to be also famished: notwithstanding we write not these our letters, to that intent we mought not afford to be famished for the Lord Jesus sake, but for this cause and intent, that they having no law so to famish us in prison, should not do it privily, but that the murderers hearts should be openly known to all the world, that all men may know of what church they are, & who is their father.