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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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THIS combat being finished, the martial prelate presently taketh him to his horse again, notwithstanding he at first intended to tarry at Hadham three or four days, and had made provisions in his own house accordingly; but leaving his dinner, he rode that night with a small company of his household to Ware, to the great wonder of all the country, who looked not for his coming till three days after.
BUT though the bishop posted hastily away, his retinue thought it most prudent to tarry behind: and his doctors and chaplains, a few excepted, dined at Dr. Bricket's, as merrily as the bishop rode to Ware chasingly. Now the causes which induced him to leave a good dinner, were supposed to be, that his lordship was offended at not receiving those solemnities he was accustomed to be saluted withal in other places, and because his wooden god was not elevated seemly in the rood-loft to entertain strangers; on which account he took occasion to quarrel with Dr. Bricket; for the bishop had issued out his precept, that in every parish a rood, (a cross, crucifix, and other images) should be erected, both well favoured, and tall in stature: which brings to my mind (says Mr. Fox) what happened in a certain town in Lancashire, near to Lancaster, called Cockram, where the parishioners and church-wardens, having at the same time a like charge for the erecting of a rood in their parish church, had made their bargain, and were at a price with one that could cunningly carve and paint such idols, for the framing of their rood; who, according to his promise, made them one, and set it up in their church. This done, he demanded his money: but they misliking his workmanship, refused to pay him; whereupon he arrested them, and the matter was brought before the mayor of Lancaster, who was a very fit man for such a purpose, and an old favourer of the gospel, which is rare in that country. Then the carver began to declare how they covenanted with him for the making of a rood with the appurtenances, ready carved and set up in their church, which he according to his promise had […]: and now demanding his money, they refuse• to pay him. Is this true? quoth the mayor […] the wardens. Yes, sir, said they. And why do you not pay the poor man his due? quoth he▪ May it please you, master mayor, quoth they, because the rood we had before was a well-favoured man, and he promised to make us such another: but this that he hath set up now, is the worst favoured thing that ever you set your eyes on, gaping and grinning in such sort, that none of our children dare once look him in the face, or come near him.