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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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TO the second article they all confessed and believed, That in Christ's catholic church, there are but two sacraments, namely, baptism and the supper of the Lord; otherwise they do not believe the contents of this article to be in any part thereof.
TO the third, fourth, and fifth articles they all answered affirmatively.
TO the sixth article they all answered, and denied to acknowledge the authority of the see of Rome to be lawful and good, or yet his religion.
TO the seventh article they all answered affirmatively, that they have and will do still while they live; and John Devenish adding thereto, said that the sacrament of the altar, as it is now used, is no sacrament at all.
TO the eighth article they all confessed, and believed all things above by them acknowledged and declared to be true, and that they are of the diocese of London, and jurisdiction of the same.
THESE three above-named persons, Cuthbert, Fox, and Devenish, as they were altogether apprehended at Islington, so they all three suffered together in Smithfield, about the 28th day of March, […] whose perfect constancy the same Lord (in who•• cause and quarrel they suffered), giver of […] grace, and governor of all things, be exalted for ever, Amen.
THESE three above-named persons, Cutbert, Foxe, and Devenish, as they were altogether apprehended at Islington, so they all three suffered together in Smithfield, about the 28th day of March, 〈…〉 whose perfect constancy the same Lord (in who•• cause and quarrel they suffered), giver of 〈…〉 grace, and governor of all things, be exalted for ever, Amen.
WE find in all ages from the beginning, […] Satan hath not ceased at all times to […] the church of Christ with one affliction or […] to the trial of their faith, but yet never so […] at any time to all the world, as […] Lord hath permitted him power over the […] his saints to the shedding of their blood, […] of their religion; for then sleepeth […] I warrant you, from the murdering of the […] unless they will fall down with Ahab and […] to worship him, and so kill and poison their […] souls eternally; as in these miserable latter […] queen Mary we have felt, heard, and seen […] upon God's people. Among whom we •••corded an honest poor man, named Willi•• •••chol, who was apprehended by the […] the pope, for speaking certain words aga••• […] cruel kingdom of Antichrist, and on the 9th […] April, 1558, was burnt in Wales, ending his […] a most happy and blessed state, gloriously […] his soul into the hands of that God, whose […] be praised for ever, Amen.
WE find in all ages from the beginning, 〈…〉 Satan hath not ceased at all times to 〈…〉 the church of Christ with one affliction or 〈…〉 to the trial of their faith, but yet never so 〈…〉 at any time to all the world, as 〈…〉 Lord hath permitted him power over the 〈…〉 his saints to the shedding of their blood, 〈…〉 of their religion; for then sleepeth 〈…〉 I warrant you, from the murdering of the 〈…〉 unless they will fall down with Ahab and 〈…〉 to worship him, and so kill and poison their 〈…〉 souls eternally; as in these miserable latter 〈…〉 queen Mary we have felt, heard, and seen 〈…〉 upon God's people. Among whom we •••corded an honest poor man, named Willi chol, who was apprehended by the the pope, for speaking certains words aga cruel kingdom of Antichrist, and on the 9th April, 1558, was burnt in Wales, ending his a most happy and blessed state, gloriously his soul into the hands of that God, whose be praised for ever, Amen.
THIS William Nichol [as we are informed] […] so simple a good soul, that many esteemed him […] foolish. But what he was in that respect we […] not, but this we are sure he died a good man, […] in a good cause, whatsoever they judge of […] And the more simplicity and feebleness of wit appeared in him, the more beastly and wretched doth it declare their cruel tyrannical act therein. Th• Lord give them repentance, if it be his blessed will, Amen.
THIS William Nichol [as we are informed] 〈…〉 so simple a good soul, that many esteemed him 〈…〉 foolish. But what he was in that respect we 〈…〉 not, but this we are sure he died a good man, 〈…〉 in a good cause, whatsoever they judge of 〈…〉 And the more simplicity and feebleness of wit appeared in him, the more beastly and wretched doth it declare their cruel tyrannical act therein. Th• Lord give them repentance, if it be his blessed will, Amen.
IMMEDIATELY after William Nichol, succeeded in that honourable and glorious vocation of martyrdom three constant godly men at Norwich, in Norfolk, who were cruelly put to death for the true testimony of Jesus Christ, the 19th of May, 1558, whose names be these: William Seaman, Thomas Carman, and Thomas Hudson.
WILLIAM SEAMAN was an husbandman, of the age of 26 years, dwelling in Mendlesham, in the county of Suffolk, who was divers times sought after at the command of sir John Tyrrel, knight, and at last he himself searched his house and other places for him; notwithstanding he somewhat mis••d of his purpose, God be thanked. Then he gave charge to his servants, Robert Baulding and ••nes Clarke, with others, to seek for him. They, having no officer, went in the evening to his house, •e being at home, took him and carried him to their master, sir John Tyrrel. This Baulding being Seaman's near neighbour, and one whom Seaman trusted as an extraordinary friend, notwithstanding, to do his master a pleasure, now became an enemy to his chief friend, and was one of the busiest in the taking of him. And as they were going to carry him to their master, sir John Tyrrel, […] the night, it is credibly reported that there fell a •ight between them out of the elements, and parted them, this Baulding being in company with the rest when the light fell; and although he was then in the prime of his age, yet after that time never enjoyed a good day, but pined away even to death.
WILLIAM SEAMAN was an husbandman, of the age of 26 years, dwelling in Mendlesham, in the county of Suffolk, who was divers times sought after at the command of sir John Tyrrel, knight, and at last he himself searched his house and other places for him; notwithstanding he somewhat mis••d of his purpose, God be thanked. Then he gave charge to his servants, Robert Baulding and ••nes Clarke, with others, to seek for him. They, having no officer, went in the evening to his house, •e being at home, took him and carried him to their master, sir John Tyrrel. This Baulding being Seaman's near neighbour, and one whom Seaman trusted as an extraordinary friend, notwithstanding, to do his master a pleasure, now became an enemy to his chief friend, and was one of the busiest in the taking of him. And as they were going to carry him to their master, sir John Tyrrel, 〈…〉 the night, it is credibly reported that there fell a •ight between them out of the elements, and parted them, this Baulding being in company with the rest when the light fell; and although he was then in the prime of his age, yet after that time never enjoyed a good day, but pined away even to death.
WELL, for all that strange sight (as I said), they carried him to their master. Who, when he came, asked him why he would not go to mass, and receive the sacrament, and so worship it? To which William Seaman answered (denying it to be a sacrament) and said, It was an idol, and that he would not receive it. After which words sir John Tyrrel sent him to Norwich, to Hopton, then bishop, and there after conference and examination had with him, the bishop read his bloody sentence of condemnation against him; and afterward delivered him to the secular power, who kept him till the day of martyrdom.
THE said William Seaman left behind him, when he died, a wife, and three children very young: and his wife with her said young children, was persecuted out of the said town of Mendlesham, because she would not go to hear mass, and all her corn and goods seized and taken away, by Mr. Christopher Cole's officers, he being lord of the said town.
THOMAS CARMAN (who, as is said, pledged Richard Crashfield at his burning, and thereupon was apprehended), being prisoner in Norwich, was one time with the rest examined and brought before the said bishop, who answered no less in his Master's cause than the others; and therefore had the like reward that the others had, which was the bishop's bloody blessing of condemnation, and delivered also to the secular power, who kept him with the others until the day of slaughter, which was not long after.
THOMAS HUDSON was of Ailesham, in Norfolk, by his occupation a glover, a very honest poor man, having a wife and three children, labouring always truly and diligently in his vocation, being thirty years of age, and bearing so good a will to the gospel, that he in the days of king Edward the Sixth, two years before queen Mary's reign, learned to read English of Anthony and Thomas Norgate, of the same town, wherein he greatly profited about the time of the alteration of religion; for when queen Mary came to reign, and had changed the service in the church, putting in for wheat, chaff and darnel, and for good preaching, blasphemous crying out against truth and godliness; he then avoiding all their ceremonies of superstition, absented himself from his house, and went into Suffolk a long time, and there remained travelling from one place to another, as occasion offered. At last he returned back to his house at Ailesham, to comfort his wife and children, being heavy and troublesome with his absence.
