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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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Witnesses and informers hereof.
Robert Scortred. Robert Crane, Edward Story. Robert Kendall, Richard Best. &c.
Concerning the story of William Wolsey I received moreover from the university of Cambridge by a credible person and my faithful friend William Fulke, this relation which I thought in this place not unmeet to be notified unto the Reader in order and form as followeth. There were burned at Ely two Godly Martyrs,1 the one called Wolsey, the other Pygot. In these two appeared divers opinions of one spirit. Pygot was mild, humble, and modest, promising that he would be conformable to his persecutors, if they could persuade him by the Scripture. The other Wolsey, was stout, strong and vehement, as one having [Greek or Hebrew] of the spirit,2 and detested all their doings, as of whom he was sure to receive nothing but cruelty and tyranny. He was wonderful jealous over his companion,3 fearing lest his gentle nature would have been overcome by the flattering enticements of the world, and therefore the same day that they were burned, when they would have talked with him alone, he pulled him away front them almost by force.4 He was so desirous to glorify God with his suffering, that being wonderful sore tormented in the prison with the tooth ache, he feared nothing more, than that he should depart before the day of execution (which he called his glad day) were come. This Wolsey being in prison at Ely, was visited by Thomas Hodilo Berebruer in Ely. To him he delivered certain money to be distributed (as he appointed) part to his wife, and part to his kinsfolks and friends,