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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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An Account of the apprehending of JOHN NOYES, of Laxfield, in the County of Suffolk, Shoemaker, April 19, 1557.
IN the month of September this present year, or (as some report) in the year past, suffered the blessed martyr, John Noyes, whose Story here followeth.
FIRST, Mr. Thomas Lovel, being then chief constable of Hoxton Hundred, in the county aforesaid, and one John Jacob, and William Stannard, then being under-constables of the aforesaid town of Laxfield, and Welfren Dowsing, and Nicholas Stanard, of the same town, being then accounted ⟨p. 493⟩faithful and catholic christians, though undoubtedly they proved most cruel hinderers of the true profession of Christ and his gospel, with others, were commanded to be that present day before the justices, whose names were Mr. Thurston, sir John Tyrrel, and Mr. Kene, and sir John Silliard being high sheriff.
THESE sitting at Hoxton, in the county of Suffolk aforesaid, and there the said townsmen aforesaid, having commandment of the said justices to enquire in their town if there were any that would neglect to come to their service and mass, further to examine the cause why they would not come, and thereupon to bring the true certificate to the said justices within fourteen days then next ensuing; they then coming homeward, being full of hatred against the truth, and desirous to get promotion, without any such commandment of the justices (as far as we can learn), took counsel one with another how to attach the said John Noyes without any more delay.