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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 12 › ¶The effect of Doctor Pernes Sermon against M. Bucer.
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.
This place was prepared before, and a great Post was set fast in the ground to bind the Carcasses to,1 and a great heap of Wood was laid ready to burn them withal.
This place was prepared before, and a great Poste was set fast in the grounde to bynde the Carcasses to,1 and a great heape of Woode was layed readye to burne them withall.
- 1The burning of Martin Bucer and Paulus Phagius.The burning of Martyn Bucer and Paulus Phagius.
When they came thither, the Chests were set up on end with the dead bodies in them, and fastened on both sides with stakes, and bound to the Post with a long iron Chain, as if they had been alive. Fire being forthwith put too, as soon as it began to flame round about, a great sort of books that were condemned with them, were cast into the same.
When they came thither, the Chestes were set vp on ende with the dead bodies in them, and fastened on both sides with stakes, and bound to the Post with a long iron Chayne, as if they had bene alyue. Fire beyng forthwith put too, as soone as it began to flame round about, a great sort of bookes that were condemned with them, were cast into the same.
1There was that day gathered into the town, a great multitude of countryfolk (for it was market day) who seeing men borne to execution, and learning by inquiry that they were dead before, partly detested and abhorred the extreme cruelty of the commissioners toward the rotten carcasses, and partly laughed at their folly in making such preparature. For what needeth any weapon, said they? As though they were afraid that the dead bodies which felt them not, would do them some harm? Or to what purpose serveth that Chain wherewith they are tied, sithence they might be burnt loose without peril? for it was not to be feared that they would run away.