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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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❧ The despiteful handling and madness of the papists toward Peter Martyrs wife at Oxford, taken up from her grave at the commandment of Cardinal Poole, and after buried in a dunghill.
❧ The despightfull handling and madnesse of the papistes toward Peter Martyrs wife at Oxford, taken vp frō her graue at the commaundement of Cardinall Poole, and after buryed in a dunghill.
And because the one University should not mock the other,1 like cruelty was also declared upon the dead body of Peter Martyrs wife at Oxford, an honest, grave, and sober matron, while she lived, and of poor people always a great helper, as many that be dwelling there, can right well testify. In the year of our Lord. 1552. she departed this life, with great sorrow of all those needy persons, whose necessities many times & often she had liberally eased and relieved. Now, when Brooks Bishop of Gloucester, Nicholas O•maner Datary, Robert Morwen President of Corpus Christi Colledge, Cole and Wright Doctors of the Civill Law, came thither as the Cardinals visitors, they among other things had in Commission to take up this good woman again out of her grave, and to consume her carcass with fire, not doubting but that she was of the same religion that her husband had professed before, when he read the Kings lecture there. And to make a show that they would do nothing disorderly, they called all those before them that had any acquaintance with her or her husband.2 They ministered an oath unto them that they should not conceal whatsoever was demanded. In fine, their answer was that they knew not what religion she was of, by reason they understood not her language.
ANd because the one Uniuersity shoulde not mocke the other,1 like crueltye was also declared vpon the deade body of Peter Martyrs wife at Oxford, an honest, graue, and sober matrone, while she liued, and of poore people alwayes a great helper, as many that be dwelling there, can right well testify. In the yeare of our Lord. 1552. she departed this life, wt great sorow of al those needy persōs, whose necessities many times & often she had liberally eased and relieued. Now, when Brokes Bishop of Glocester, Nicholas Omaner Datary, Robert Morwen President of Corpus Christi Colledge, Cole and Wright Doctors of the Ciuill Law, came thither as the Cardinals visitours, they among other thinges had in Commission to take vp this good woman agayne out of her graue, and to consume her carkas with fire, not doubting but that she was of ye same religion that her husband had professed before, whē he read the Kinges lecture there. And to make a shewe that they would do nothing disorderly, they called al those before thē that had any acquayntance with her or her husband.