A67927:7996
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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At what time the vij. last burned in Smithfield,1 mentioned in this book before, pag. 2039. were condemned & brought to the stake to suffer, came down in the name of the king and Queen a proclamation, being twice pronounced openly to the people, first at Newgate,2 then at the stake where they should suffer, straightly charging and commanding, that no man should either pray for them, or speak to them, or once say God help them.
At what tyme the vij. last burned in Smithfield,1 mentioned in this booke before, pag. 2039. were condemned & brought to the stake to suffer, came downe in the name of the king and Queene a proclamation, beyng twise pronounced openly to the people, first at Newgate,2 then at the stake where they should suffer, straightly charging and commanding, that no man should either pray for them, or speake to them, or once say God helpe them.
- 1A story of Master Bentham.A story of Mayster Bentham.
- 2The Queens proclamation, no man to pray for the Martyrs, nor to speak unto them.The Queenes proclamation, no man to pray for the Martyrs, nor to speake vnto them.
It was appointed before of the godly there standing together, which was a great multitude, that so soon as the prisoners should be brought, they should go to them to embrace and to comfort them, and so they did. For as the said Martyrs were coming toward the place in the peoples sight, being brought with bills & glaives (as the custom is) the godly multitude and Congregation with a general sway made toward the prisoners, in such manner, that the billmen and the other officers being all thrust back, could nothing do, nor any thing come nigh.