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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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He put me into a prison the same night, where I continued until I was condemned, a place next to the dungeon, narrow of rooms, strong of building, and very cold with small light, and there allowed he me a bundle of straw in stead of my bed, without chair, form, or any other thing else to ease my self withal. God of his mercy gave me great patience through prayer that night, so that if it had ben his pleasure, I could have been contented to have ended my life. But Jephcot & one Persey the bishops man,1 which afterwards was my continual keeper for the most part, came to me in the morning, to whom I said, this is a great extremity, God send us patience, and no more.
He put me into a prison the same night, where I continued vntill I was condemned, a place next to the dungeon, narow of rowmes, strong of building, and very cold with small light, and there allowed he me a būdle of straw in stead of my bed, wtout chaire, forme, or any other thyng els to ease my self withal. God of his mercy gaue me great patience through praier that night, so that if it had ben his pleasure, I could haue bene contented to haue ended my lyfe. But Iephcot & one Persey the bishops man,1 which afterwardes was my continuall keeper for the most part, came to me in the morning, to whō I said, this is a great extremitie, God send vs patience, and no more.
- 1Jephcot & Persey cruel and strait against M. Glover.Iephcot & Persey cruell and straite agaynst M. Glouer.
Then they were content that I should have a bed of mine own procurement. But I was allowed no help, neither night nor day, nor company of any man, notwithstanding my great sickness, nor yet paper, pen, nor ink, or books, saving my new Testament in Latin, & a prayer book which I privily stole in.