A67927:5390
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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1Mention was made a little before of the persecution in Kent, pag. 1860. Where we declared, that fifteen were in the Castle of Canterbury imprisoned and condemned for Gods word. Of the which fifteen moreover we showed & declared five to be famished unto death within the said castle, and buried by the high way, about the beginning of November. The other ten, in the first month of the next year following, which was the year of our Lord. 1557. were committed unto the fire, and there consumed to ashes, by Thornton, called Bishop or Suffragan of Dover, otherwise called Dick of Dover, and by Nicholas Harpsfield the Archdeacon of the said Province.
1MEntion was made a little before of the persecution in Kent, pag. 1860. Where we declared, that fiftene were in the Castle of Canterbury imprisoned and cōdemned for Gods word. Of the which fiftene moreouer we shewed & declared fiue to be famished vnto death within the said castle, and buryed by the high waye, about the beginning of Nouember. The other tenne, in the first month of the next yeare folowing, which was the yeare of our Lord. 1557. were committed vnto the fire, and there cōsumed to ashes, by Thornton, called Bishop or Suffragane of Douer, otherwise called Dicke of Douer, and by Nicholas Harpsfield the Archdeacon of the sayd Prouince.
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The names of these ten godly and Christian Martyrs be these: John Philpot of Tenterden.