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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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I arose early in the morning, and after I had said the English litany (as my custom was) with other prayers, kneeling on my knees by my friend's bed side, I prepared myself to go toward Smethehills; and as I was going thither, I went into the houses of Henry Widows, of my mother-in-law, of Ralph Yeton, and of the wife of Thomas Richardson, desiring them to pray for me, and have me commended to all my friends, and comfort my mother, and be good to my little children; for (as I supposed) they should not see my face any more before the last day; and so took my leave of them, not without tears shed on both sides, and came to Smethehills about nine o'clock, and presented myself to Mr. Barton; who showed me a letter from the earl of Derby, wherein he was commanded to send me with others […].
I arose early in the morning, and after I had said the English litany (as my custom was) with other prayers, kneeling on my knees by my friend's bed side, I prepared myself to go toward Smethehills; and as I was going thither, I went into the houses of Henry Widdowes, of my mother-in-law, of Ralph Yeton, and of the wife of Thomas Richardson, desiring them to pray for me, and have me commended to all my friends, and comfort my mother, and be good to my little children; for (as I supposed) they should not see my face any more before the last day; and so took my leave of them, not without tears shed on both sides, and came to Smethehills about nine o'clock, and presented myself to Mr. Barton; who shewed me a letter from the earl of Derby, wherein he was commanded to send me with others 〈…〉.
WHEREUPON no charged my brother and William Marsh to bring and deliver me the next day by ten o'clock, before the said earl or […]. I made earnest suit, with o••er special frien•• which I had there at the same tim• to Mr. Barton, that he would take some one, or all of them, bound by recognizance or otherwise, for my appearing before the said earl or his council, that my brother and William Marsh might be at home, because it was the chief time of seeding, and their plough could not go if they were not at home but nothing could be obtained.