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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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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.
William Allen, Martyr.
Next after the suffering of Robert Samuel,1 about the beginning of September, was burned William Allen in Walsingham, labouring man, servant sometime to John Houghton of Somerton. He being brought before the Bishop, and asked the cause why he was imprisoned: answered, that he was put in prison, because he would not follow the Cross, saying that he would never go on Procession.
NExt after the suffering of Robert Samuel,1 aboute the beginning of September, was burned William Allen in Walsingam, labouring man, seruaunte sometime to Iohn Houghton of Somerton. He being broughte before the Bishop, and asked the cause why he was imprisoned: aunsweared, that he was put in prison, because he woulde not followe the Crosse, saying that he woulde neuer go on Procession.
- 1W. Allen, Martyr.
Then being willed by the Bishop to return again to the Catholic Church, he answered, that he would turn to the Catholic Church, but not to the Romish Church, and said, that if he saw the King and Queen,1 and all other follow the cross, or kneel down to the cross, he would not. For the which, sentence of condemnation was given against him, the 12. of August, and he burned at Walsingham about the beginning of September, who declared such constancy at his Martyrdom, and had such credit with the Justices, by reason of his upright and well tried conversation among them, that he was suffered to go untied to his suffering, & there being fastened with a chain, stood quietly without shrinking, until he dyed.