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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 apprehension of two and twenty prisoners sent up together for Gods word, to London, from Colchester.
❧ The apprehension of two and twenty prisoners sent vp together for Gods word, to London, from Colchester.
After this bloody Proclamation or Commission thus given out at London, which was February 8. the third and fourth years of the King and Queens reign, these new Inquisitors, especially some of them began to ruffle and to take upon them no• a little: so that all quarters were full of persecution and prisons almost full of prisoners, namely in the Diocese of Canterbury, whereof (by the leave of Christ) we will say more anon.
AFter this bloudye Proclamation or Commission thus geuen out at London, which was Februarye 8. the thyrde and fourth yeares of the Kynge and Queenes raigne, these new Inquisitours, especially some of them beganne to ruffle and to take vpon them no• a little: so that all quarters were full of persecution and prisons almost full of prisoners, namely in the Dioces of Canterbury, wherof (by the leaue of Christ) we will say more anon.
In the mean time, about the Town of Colchester, the wind of persecution began fiercely to rise: insomuch that three and twenty together, men and women were apprehended at one clap,1