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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶Jeffrey Hurst brother in law to George Marsh the Martyr.
¶Ieffrey Hurst brother in law to George Marsh the Martyr.
IN the Town of Shakerley in Lancashire dwelled one Jeffrey Hurst the son of an honest yeoman,1 who had besides him 11. children, the said Jeffrey being the xij. and eldest of the rest: and for that their father being willing to bring them up, so that they should be able another day to help themselves, he did bind this Jeffrey prentice unto the craft of nailing, to make all kind of nails: which occupation he learned and served out the time of 7. years. The which years being expired, he gave himself at times to learn of his other Brethren which went to school: and as he was very willing to the same, so GOD sent him knowledge wherein he did persevere and go forwards, in such sort that he could write and read indifferently, and in longer continuance came by more knowledge, and so having the Bible and divers other books in his house, did come by pre•ye knowledge in the Scripture.2 After this he took unto him a wife being the Sister of Master George Marsh, of whose Martyrdom mention is made before pag. 1484. and being much familiar with him, did mend his knowledge not a little. Now when queen Mary was entered, the first year of her reign he kept himself away from their doings & came not at the church: Whereupon he ⟨p. 2082⟩was laid in wait for, and called heretic, and Lollard, & so for fear of further danger, he was compelled to leave his wife and his child, and all, and fled into Yorkshire, & there being not known did lead his life,3 returning sometimes by night to his house to comfort his wife, and bringing with him some preacher or other, who used to preach unto them so long as the time would serve, and so departed by night again. The names of the Preachers were: M. Reneses, M. Best, M. Brodbanke, M. Russell, & every time they came thither they were about 20. or 24. sometimes, but 16. at least, who had there also sometimes a Communion. And thus in much fear did he with other lead his life, till the last year of the reign of Queen Mary. Then it chanced that the said Jeffrey Hurst, after the death of his father, came home, and kept himself close for vij. or viij. weeks.