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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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THEY continued in the inn, being the Swan in Burntwood, whither resorted many people of the country to see those good men which were there; and many of William's acquaintance came to him, and reasoned with him, and he with them, exhorting them to come away from the abomination of popish superstition and idolatry.
THUS passing away Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, on Monday at night it happened, that William ⟨p. 502⟩had a dream, which was this: That he was at the place where the stake was pitched, where he should be burned, which (as he thought in his dream) was at the town's end where the butts stood, which was so indeed; and also he dreamed, that he met with his father as he went to the stake, and also that there was a priest at the stake, who went about to have him recant. To whom he said, (as he thought in his dream) Away false prophet; that he exhorted the people to beware of him, and such as he was: which things came to pass. It happened that William made a noise to himself in his dream, which caused Mr. Higbed and the others to awake him out of his sleep, to know what he wanted. When he awaked, he told them his dream in order as is said.
NEXT morning the sheriff Mr. Brocket called to set forward to the burning of William Hunter; and the sheriff's son came to him, and embraced him in his right arm, saying, William, be not afraid of these men which are here with bows, bills, and weapons, ready prepared to bring you to the place where you shall be burned. To whom he replied, I thank God I am not afraid; for I have reckoned what it will cost me already.