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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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Furthermore to both these may also be associate another Gentlewoman to make the third, named mistress Roberts, yet living and dwelling (as I understand) in the town of Haukehurst in Sussex. She being earnestly addicted to the truth of Christs Gospel, and no less constant in that which she had learned therein, so kept her self during all the brunt of Queen Mary's time, that she never came to their popish service, nor would pollute her conscience with hearing their Idolatrous mass. There dwelt the same time not far of, a Justice called sir John Guildford, who being as fervent on the contrary side, to set forward the proceedings of Q. Mary, thought to prove masteries with this Gentlewoman, in forcing her to the Church. And first sending his wife, he attempted her by fair words and gentle persuasions to conform herself to the Princes laws, and to come as other christian people did, to the Church. Notwithstanding, she constantly persisting in the sincerity of the truth, would by no persuasions be won to do therein against her conscience: and so kept at home a certain space, till again the second time, Master Guildford thinking not to give her over so, sent his Officers and servants to her, by force and power to hale her out of her house to the church, and so did. Where by the way she for grief of conscience swooned, and so of necessity was brought home again, and falling into an Ague, was for that time dispensed withal.