A67927:5765
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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They had taken a man of mine and two of my children that were abroad in the land: and kept them with them till their hour was appointed to come in, & then a little girl one of my children, saw them come together, & came running in, & cried: mother, mother, yonder cometh 2. men. I sitting in my bed and making of shoe thongs ▪ heard the words, and suspecting straight way that I was betrayed, I stirred out of my bed & whipped on my hol• ▪ thinking to have gone out of the doors or ever they had been come. My wife being amazed at the child's words,1 looked out at the door, and they were hard by. Then she clapped to the door and barred it fast, even as I came out of my chamber into the Hall, and so barred the other: So the house was beset round straightway, and they bad open the doors, or else they would break them in pieces. Then I had no shift, but either I must show my self openly, or make some other remedy.
They had taken a man of mine and two of my childrē that were abroad in the land: and kept them with them til theyr houre was appoynted to come in, & then a litle girle one of my children, saw them come together, & came running in, & cried: mother, mother, yonder cōmeth 2. men. I sitting in my bedde and making of shoe thonge• ▪ heard the woordes, and suspecting straight way that I was betrayed, I stirred out of my bed & whipt on my hol• ▪ thinking to haue gone out of the doores or euer they had bene come. My wife being amased at the childes words,1 looked out at the doore, and they were hard by. Then she clapped to the doore and barred it fast, euen as I came oute of my chamber into the Hall, and so barred the other: So the house was beset round straightway, and they badde open the doores, or els they would breake them in peces. Then I had no shift, but either I must shew my selfe openly, or make some other remedy.
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