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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 Martyrdom of William Wolsey, and Robert Pygot Painter.
¶The Martyrdome of William Wolsey, and Robert Pygot Paynter.
1After the suffering of Master Robert Glover & Cornelius Bongey at Coventry, followeth next the condemnation of other two blessed Martyrs which were judged and condemned at Ely by John Fuller the Bishops Chancellor of Ely, Doctor Shax•on his Sus•ragane, Robert Steward Dean of Ely, John Christopherson Dean of Norwich. &c. an. 1555. October 9. the names of which martyrs were William Wolsey and Robert Pygot, dwelling both in the Town of Wisbich, which William Wolsey being a constable, dwelling and inhabiting in the Town of Well, was there brought to death by the means and procurement of one Richard Everard Gentleman a Justice appointed for those days,2 who extremely handled the same William Wolsey, and bound him to the good abearing, causing him to put in sureties upon his good behaviour until the next general Sessions holden within the Isle of Ely: and so the said Wolsey being dispatched of his office, and brought in trouble, removed his house & dwelling place, coming to dwell in the Town of Wisbech. Then being called again at the next Sessions, he was still constrained to put in new sureties, which at the length he refused to do, & so was commanded to the Jail,3 at the Size holden at Ely in lent.