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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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Volume 1 › Book 1 › Chapter 6 › BISHOP HOOPER's LETTER of CONSOLATION to the aforesaid PRISONERS.
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UPON Friday, January 18th, all the council went to the Tower, and set at liberty most part of the prisoners, among whom were the late duke of Northumberland's sons, Ambrose, Robert, and Henry, sir Andrew Dudley, sir John Rogers, sir James Crofts, sir Nicholas Throgmorton, sir Nicholas Arnal, sir George Harper, sir Edward Warner, sir William Sentlow, sir Gawen Carew, Mr. Gibbs, Cuthbert Vaughan, with many others.
UPON Friday, January 18th, all the council went to the Tower, and set at liberty most part of the prisoners, among whom were the late duke of Northumberland's sons, Ambrose, Robert, and Henry, sir Andrew Dudley, sir John Rogers, sir James Crofts, sir Nicholas Throgmorton, sir Nicholas Arnal, sir George Harper, sir Edward Warner, sir William Sentlow, sir Gawen Carew, Mr. Gibbes, Cuthbert Vaughan, with many others.
TUESDAY, 22d, all the preachers, who were in prison, were called before the bishop of Winchester, lord chancellor, and certain others, at the bishop's house, in St. Mary Every's. From whence (after communication, being asked whether they would convert, and enjoy the queen's pardon, or else stand to that they had taught; they all answered they would stand to that they had taught) they were committed to straighter prison than before, with charge that none should speak with them: of whom, one James George, the same time, died in prison, being there in bonds for religion and righteousness' sake; who therefore being exempted burial in the popish church-yard, was buried in the fields.
TUESDAY, 22d, all the preachers, who were in prison, were called before the bishop of Winchester, lord chancellor, and certain others, at the bishop's house, in St. Mary Overy's. From whence (after communication, being asked whether they would convert, and enjoy the queen's pardon, or else stand to that they had taught; they all answered they would stand to that they had taught) they were committed to straighter prison than before, with charge that none should speak with them: of whom, one James George, the same time, died in prison, being there in bonds for religion and righteousness' sake; who therefore being exempted burial in the popish church-yard, was buried in the fields.