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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 persecution and story of M. Robert Glover Gentleman, and of John Glover his brother, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
¶The persecution and story of M. Robert Glouer Gentleman, and of Iohn Glouer his brother, in the Dioces of Lichfield.
1Unto this present time and month of September, pertaineth also the memorable Martyrdom, of M. Rob. Glover Gentleman, in the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry. Of whose apprehension and troubles, because I cannot well entreat, but I must also intermixed some mention of his brother John Glover, for so much as this privy Commission was chiefly sent down for the said John, and not for Rob. Glover, (albeit it pleased almighty God, that John escaped, and Rob. in his stead was apprehended) I thought therefore in one story to comprehend them both, in describing some part of their virtuous institution and order of life, and first to begin with John the eldest brother. Who being a Gentleman, and heir to his father, dwelling in the town of Mancetor, was endued with fair possessions of worldly goods, but yet much more plentifully enriched with Gods heavenly grace and inward virtues. Which grace of God so working in him, he with his two other brethren, Rob. and Will. not only received and embraced the happy light of Christs holy Gospel,2 but also most zealously professed, and no less diligently in their living & conversation followed the same: much unlike unto our table gospellers now adaies, Virtutem qui verba putant, ut lucum ligna, as Horace saith.
1VNto this present tyme and moneth of September, pertaineth also the memorable Martyrdome, of M. Rob. Glouer Gentleman, in the Diocesse of Lichfield and Couentry. Of whose apprehensiō and troubles, because I cannot well entreate, but I must also intermixt some mention of his brother Iohn Glouer, for so much as this priuy Commission was chiefly sent downe for the said Iohn, and not for Rob. Glouer, (albeit it pleased almighty God, that Iohn escaped, and Rob. in his stead was apprehended) I thought therefore in one story to comprehēd them both, in describing some part of their vertuous institution and order of lyfe, and first to begin with Iohn the eldest brother. Who beyng a Gentleman, and heyre to his father, dwellyng in the towne of Mancetor, was endued with fayre possessiōs of worldly goods, but yet much more plentifully enriched with Gods heauenly grace and inward vertues. Which grace of God so working in him, he with hys two other brethren, Rob. and Wil. not onely receyued and embraced the happy light of Christes holy Gospell,