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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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THE garrison at Sligo was treated in like manner by O'Connor Slygah; who, upon the protestants quitting their holds, promised them quarter, and to convey them safe over the Curlew mountains, to Roscommon. But he first imprisoned them in a most loathsome gaol, allowing them only grains for their food. Afterwards, when some papists were merry over their cups, who were come to congratulate their wicked brethren for their victory over these unhappy creatures, those protestants who survived were brought forth by the White-friars, and were either killed, or precipitated over the bridge into a swift water, where they were soon destroyed. It is added, that this wicked company of White-friars went some time after, in solemn procession, with holy water in their hands, to sprinkle the river, on pretence of cleansing and purifying it from the stains and pollution of the blood and dead bodies of the heretics, as they called the unfortunate protestants who were inhumanly slaughtered at this very time.
AT Kilmore, Dr. Bedell, bishop of that see▪ had charitably settled and supported a great number of distressed protestants, who had fled from their habitations to escape the diabolical cruelties committed by the papists. But they did not long en•oy the consolation of living together▪ the good pr• lite was forcibly dragged from his episcopal residence, which was immediately occupied by Dr. […] popish titular bishop of Gilmore, who said mass in the church the Sunday following, and then seized on all the goods and effects belonging to the persecuted bishop.
AT Kilmore, Dr. Bedell, bishop of that see▪ had charitably settled and supported a great number of distressed protestants, who had fled from their habitations to escape the diabolical cruelties committed by the papists. But they did not long en•oy the consolation of living together▪ the good pr• lite was forcibly dragged from his episcopal residence, which was immediately occupied by Dr. 〈…〉 p•pish titular bishop of ••lmore, who said mass in the church the Sunday following, and then seized on all the goods aad effects belonging to the persecuted bishop.
SOON after this the papists forced Dr. Bedell, his two sons, and the rest of his family, with some of the chief of the protestants whom he had protected, into a ruinous castle, called Lochwater, situated in a lake near the sea. Here he remained with his companions some weeks, all of them daily expecting to be put to death. The greatest part of them were stripped naked, by which means, as the season was cold, (it being the month of December) and the building in which they were confined open at the top, they suffered the most severe hardships.
THEY continued in this situation till the 7th of January, when they were all released. The bishop was courteously received into the house of Dennis O'Sheridan, one of his clergy, whom he had made a convert to the church of England; but he did not long survive this kindness.
DURING his residence here, he spent the whole of his time in religious exercises, the better to fit and prepare himself, and his sorrowful companions, for their great change, as nothing but certain death was perpetually before their eyes.
HE was at this time in the 71st year of his age, and being afflicted with a violent ague caught in his late cold and desolate habitation on the lake, it soon threw him into a fever of the most dangerous nature. Finding his dissolution at hand, he received it with joy, like one of the primitive martyrs just hastening to his crow• of glory.
AFTER addressing his little flock, and exhorting them to patience, in the most pathetic manne•, as they saw their own last day approaching: after having solemnly blessed his people, his family and his children, he finished the course of his ministry and life together, on the 7th […], ••42.
AFTER address•ing his little flock, and exhorting them to patience, in the most pathetic manne•, as they saw their own last day approaching: after having solemnly blessed his people, his family and his children, he finish•d the course of his ministry and life together, on the 7th 〈…〉, ••42.
HIS friends and relations applied to th• in••ud•ng bishop, for leave to […] difficulty obtained▪ he, at […] ▪ that the church yard was holy ground, and should […] longer defiled with heretic•: however, […]⟨image ?⟩ [figure] ⟨p. 251⟩last granted, and though the church funeral service was not used at the solemnity, (for fear of the Irish papists) yet some of the better sort, who had the highest veneration for him when living, attended his remains to the grave. At his interment, they discharged a volley of shot, crying out, Requiescat in pace ultimus Anglorum: that is, "May the last of the English rest in peace." Adding, that as he was one of the best, so he should be the last English bishop found among them.
HIS friends and relations applied to th• in••ud•ng bishop, for leave to 〈…〉 difficulty obtained▪ he, at 〈…〉 ▪ that the church yard was holy ground, and should 〈…〉 longer defiled with heretic•: however, 〈…〉⟨image ?⟩ [figure] ⟨p. 251⟩last granted, and though the church funeral service was not used at the solemnity, (for fear of the Irish papists) yet some of the better sort, who had the highest veneration for him when living, attended his remains to the grave. At his interment, they discharged a volley of shot, crying out, Requiescat in pace ultimus Anglorum: that is, "May the last of the English rest in peace." Adding, that as he was one of the best, so he should be the last English bishop found among them.
HIS learning was very extensive; and he would have given the world a greater proof of it, had he printed all he wrote. Scarce any of his writings were saved; the papists having destroyed most of his papers, and his library.
HE had gathered a vast heap of critical expositions of scripture, all which, with a great trunk full of […] manuscripts, fell into the hands of the Irish. happily his Hebrew MS. was preserved, and is […] in the library of Emanuel-College, Oxford.
HE had gathered a vast heap of critical expositions of scripture, all which, with a great trunk full of 〈…〉 manuscripts, fell into the hands of the Irish. ••ppily his Hebrew MS. was preserved, and is 〈…〉 in the library of Emanuel-College, Oxford.
IN the barony of Terawley, the papists, at the ••stigation of their friars, compelled above 40 English protestants, some of whom were women and children, to the hard fate either of falling by the sword, or of being drowned in the sea. These choosing the latter, were accordingly forced, by the naked weapons of their inexorable persecutors, into the deep, where, with their children in their arms, they first waded up to their chins, and afterwards sunk down and perished together.
IN the barony of Terawley, the papists, at the ••stigation of their friars, compelled above 40 English protestants, some of whom were women and children, to the hard fate either of falling by the sword, or of being drowned in the sea. These chusing the latter, were accordingly forced, by the naked weapons of their inexorable persecutors, into the deep, where, with their children in their arms, they first waded up to their chins, and afterwards sunk down and perished together.
IN the castle of Lisgool upwards of 150 men, women, and children, were all burnt together; and at the castle of Moneah not less than 100 were all put to the sword. Great numbers were also murdered at the castle of Tullah, which was delivered up to McGuire on condition of having fair quarter; but no sooner had that base villain got possession of the place, than he ordered his followers to murder the people, which was immediately done with the greatest cruelty.
IN the castle of Lisgool upwards of 150 men, women, and children, were all burnt together; and at the castle of Moneah not less than 100 were all put to the sword. Great numbers were also murdererd at the castle of Tullah, which was delivered up to McGuire on condition of having fair quarter; but no sooner had that base villain got possession of the place, than he ordered his followers to murder the people, which was immediately done with the greatest cruelty.
MANY others were put to deaths of the most horrid nature, and such as could have been invented only by daemons instead of men.
SOME of them were laid with the centre of their backs on the axle-tree of a carriage, with their legs resting on the ground on one side, and their arms and head on the other. In this position one of the savages scourged the wretched object on the thighs, legs, &c. while another set on furious dogs, who tore to pieces the arms and upper parts of the body; and in this dreadful manner were they deprived of their existence.
SOME of them were laid with the center of their backs on the axle-tree of a carriage, with their legs resting on the ground on one side, and their arms and head on the other. In this position one of the savages scourged the wretched object on the thighs, legs, &c. while another set on furious dogs, who tore to pieces the arms and upper parts of the body; and in this dreadful manner were they deprived of their existence.
GREAT numbers were fastened to horses tails, and the beasts being set on full gallop by their riders, the wretched victims were dragged along till they expired.
OTHERS were hung on lofty gibbets, and a fire being kindled under them, they finished their lives, partly by hanging, and partly by suffocation.
