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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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ABOUT the same time of the burning of John Simson and John Ardeley, in the beginning of the month of June, fell out a solemn process, and much ado was made about the pope's spirituality, against John Tooly in a case of heresy. The story is this: There was about the time that the Spaniards began first to make a stir in England, one John Tooly, a citizen and poulterer in London, who conspired with others of this society, to rob a Spaniard at St. James's: and although the deed was heinous and wicked of itself, yet was it aggravated and made greater than it was by others, being committed against such a person, and against such a country, which both the queen and her whole court did highly favour. The robbery being known, and brought into judgment, Tooly was found guilty, and adjudged to be hanged, whereas notwithstanding in this realm there are many more thefts committed than thieves executed.
ABOUT the same time of the burning of John Simson and John Ardeley, in the beginning of the month of June, fell out a solemn process, and much ado was made about the pope's spirituality, against John Tooly in a case of heresy. The story is this: There was about the time that the Spaniards began first to make a stir in England, one John Tooly, a citizen and poulterer in London, who conspired with others of this society, to rob a Spaniard at St. James's: and although the deed was heinous and wicked of itself, yet was it aggravated and made greater than it was by others, being commited against such a person, and against such a country, which both the queen and her whole court did highly favour. The robbery being known, and brought into judgment, Tooly was found guilty, and adjudg•d to be hanged, whereas notwithstanding in this realm there are many more thefts committed than thieves executed.
THE aforesaid Tooly being led to the gallows, (which stood near Charring-Cross• a little before he died, standing upon the cart, read a certain prayer in a printed book, and two other prayers written in two several papers: who then having the halter about his meek, desired the people there present to pray for him, and to b•ar him […] that he died a true christian man, […] that he trusted to be saved only by the merits of […] passion, and shedding of his precious •lood, and not by any masses, or •rent•ls, […], which were, as he said, m•re idolatry and […] by the bishop of Rome; and as the same Tooly, and two others his fellows which were there hanged with him, did steal and rob for covetousness, so the bishop of Rome did sell his masses and trentals, with such paltry, for covetousness, and there being in a •reat anger (as appeared) against the bishop of Rome, spake with a loud voice the following words: "From the tyranny of the bishop of Rome, and all his detestable enormities; from false doctrine and heresy, and from the contempt of thy word and commandment, good Lord deliver us."
THE aforesaid Tooly being led to the gallows, (which stood near Charing-Cross• a little before he died, standing upon the cart, read a certain prayer in a printed book, and two other prayers written in two several papers: who then having the halter about his meek, desired the pe•ple there present to pray for him, and to b•ar him 〈…〉 that he died a true christian man, 〈…〉 that he trusted to be saved only by the merits of 〈…〉 passion, and shedding of his precious •lood, and not by any masses, or •rent•ls, 〈…〉, which were, as he said, m•re idolatry and by the bishop of Rome; and as the same Tooly, and two others his fellows which were there hanged with him, did steal and rob for covetousness, so the bishop of Rome did sell his masses and trentals, with such paltry, for covetousness, and there being in a reat anger (as appeared) against the bishop of Rome, spake with a loud voice the following words: "From the tyranny of the bishop of Rome, and all his detestable enormities; from false doctrine and heresy, and from the contempt of thy word and commandment, good Lord deliver us."
AND then adding further to the same, he spake unto the people; All you that be true christian men, say with me, Amen. And immediately thereupon three hundred persons and more, to the judgment and estimation of those that were there present, answered and said, Amen, three times together at least.
AFTER this it happened, that when John Tooly had read the bill the first time, it sell from him, and a certain young man (who was thought to be an apprentice) stooped down and took up the bill, and climbed up by the side of the cart, and delivered it to Tooly again, which he again did read to the people. That done, he delivered unto one of the marshal's officers, the book aforesaid, and desired him to deliver it to one Mr. Hawks, saying, that it was his book. Furthermore, he delivered one of the prayers, written in a paper, to one Robert Bromely, serjeant▪ who desired to have it of him; on the top of which was written a line, containing these words, Beware of Antichrist; and subscribed underneath. By me Thomas Harold, prisoner in the Marshalsea, enemy to Antichrist. For the bill aforesaid. Robert Bromely was afterwards brought, and was fain to ask pardon of the bishop, and to detest all the words of Tooly, and glad so to escape.
AFTER this it happened, that when John Tooly had read the bill the first time, it sell from him, and a certain young man (who was thought to be an apprentice) stooped down and took up the bill, and climbed up by the side of the cart, and delivered it to Tooly again, which he again did read to the people. That done, he delivered unto one of the marshal's officers, the book aforesaid, and desired him to deliver it to one Mr. Haukes, saying, that it was his book. Furthermore, he delivered one of the prayers, written in a paper, to one Robert Bromely, serjeant▪ who desired to have it of him; on the top of which was written a line, containing these words, Beware of Antichrist; and subscribed underneath. By me Thomas Harold, prisoner in the Marshalsea, enemy to Antichrist. For the bill aforesaid. Robert Bromely was afterwards brought, and was fain to ask pardon of the bishop, and to detest all the words of Tooly, and glad so to escape.
THUS while Tooly had made his prayers, as is abovesaid, to be delivered from the pope's tyranny, by the same prayer he fell into great tyranny. For so soon as the report of this fact came to the ears of the priest• […] mitred prelates, they were not a little mad thereat, thinking it not tolerable that so great a reproach should be done against the holy father. Calling therefore for a council together, as though it had been a matter of great importance, Tooly's talk at his death was debated among them.
THUS while Tooly had made his prayers, as is abovesaid, to be delivered from the pope's tyranny, by the same prayer he fell into great tyranny. For so soon as the report of this fact came to the ears of the priest• 〈…〉 mitred prelates, they were not a little mad therea•, thinking it not tolerable that so great a reproach should be done against the holy father. Calling therefore for a council together, as though it had been a matter of great importance, Tooly's talk at his death was debated among them.
AT last (after much pro and contra) they all consented to those men's judgment, who thought it meet that the violating of the pope's holiness should be revenged with fire and faggot. And it is very probable that cardinal Poole was no small doer in this sentence: for as Winchester and Bonner did always thirst after the blood of the living, so Poole's lightning was for the most part kindled against the d••d; and he reserved this charge only to himself, I know not for what purpose, except peradventure being loth to be so cruel as the other, he thought nevertheless by this means to discharge his duty towards the pope. By the same cardinal's orders, the bones of Martin Bucer and Paulus Phagius, which had been almost two years in their graves, were taken up and burned at Cambridge, as Tooly's carcass was at London. And besides this, because he would show some token of his diligence in both universities, he caused Peter Martyr's wife, a woman of worthy memory, to be digged out of the church-yard, and to be buried on the dung-hill. Of these two prodigious acts you shall hear more hereafter. But now to our purpose of Tooly, who having ended his prayer, was hanged and put into his grave, out of which he was digged again, by the •••mand of the bishops, and because he was so bold as to deny the authority of the bishop of Rome, at the time of his death, it pleased them to judge and condemn him as an heretic, upon the commandment of the council's letter, as here appeareth.
AT last (after much pro and contra) they all consented to those men's judgment, who thought it meet that the violating of the pope's holiness should be revenged with fire and faggot. And it is very probable that cardinal Poole was no small doer in this sentence: for as Winchester and Bonner did always thirst after the blood of the living, so Poole's lightning was for the most part kindled against the d••d; and he reserved this charge only to himself, I know not for what purpose, except peradventure being loth to be so cruel as the other, he thought nevertheless by this means to discharge his duty towards the pope. By the same cardinal's orders, the bones of Martin Bucer and Paulus Phagius, which had been almost two years in their graves, were taken up and burned at Cambridge, as Tooly's carcass was at London. And besides this, because he would shew some token of his diligence in both universities, he caused Peter Martyr's wife, a woman of worthy memory, to be digged out of the church-yard, and to be buried on the dung-hill. Of these two prodigious acts you shall hear more hereafter. But now to our purpose of Tooly, who having ended his prayer, was hanged and put into his grave, out of which he was digged again, by the mand of the bishops, and because he was so bold as to deny the uthority of the bishop of Rome, at the time of his death, it pleased them to judge and condemn him as an heretic, upon the commandment of the council's letter, as here appeareth.
AFTER our very hearty commendations to your lordship, understanding that of late amongst others that have suffered about London for their offences, one lewd person that was condemned for felony, died very obstinately, professing at the time of his death sundry heretical and erroneous opinions; like as we think it not convenient that such a matter should be overpassed without some example to the world, so we thought good to pray your lordship to cause further inquiry to be made thereof, and thereupon to proceed to the making out of such process as by the ecclesiastical laws is provided in that behalf. And so we bid your lordship heartily well to fare. From Hampton-Court, April 28, 1555. Your lordship's loving friends, STEPH. WINTON, chanc. F. SHREWSBURY JOHN GAGE THOMAS CHENEY R. ROCHESTER WILLIAM PETER R. SOUTHWELL.
SOON after a citation was set up upon St. Paul's church door, under the bishop of London's great seal; the tenor whereof here ensueth.
EDMUND, by the sufferance of God, bishop of London, to all and singular p•rsons, vicars, curates, and others, clerks and learned men, being within our diocese of London, and especially unto Richard Clony, our sworn sumner, greeting, salutation, and benediction. Forasmuch as it is come to our hearing by common same, and the declaration of several credible persons, that one John Tooly, late citizen and poulterer of London, the son of perdition and iniquity, coming to the profundity of malice at the self same time which he should go to hanging, according to the laws of the realm, for the great theft lately by him committed, at which time chiefly he should have cared for the wealth of his soul, and to have died in the unity of the catholic church, did utter divers and sundry damnable, blasphemous, and heretical opinions and errors, utterly contrary and repugnant to the verity of the catholic faith, and unity of the fame, and did exhort, stir up, and encourage the people, there standing in great multitude, to hold and defend the same errors and opinions: and moreover, certain of the people there standing, as it did appear, affected with errors and heresies, as favourers and defenders of the said Tooly, did confirm and give express consent to the aforesaid words, propositions, and affirmations: which thing we do utter with sorrow and bitterness of heart.
WE therefore the aforesaid Edmund, and bishop abovesaid, not being able, nor daring to pass over in silence, nor wink at the aforesaid heinous act, lest by our negligence and slackness the blood of them might be required at our hands at the most terrible day of judgment, desiring to be certified and informed whether the premises declared unto us be of the truth, and lest that any scabbed sheep, lurking amongst the simple flock of our Lord, do infect them with deadly heresy: to you therefore we straitly charge and command, that you cite, or cause to be cited all and singular, having and knowing the truth of the premises, by setting up this citation upon the church door of St. Martin's in the fields, being within our diocese of London, and also upon the cathedral church door of St. Paul's in London, leaving there the copy hereof, or by any other means or ways, the best you can, that this citation and monition may come to their knowledge.
ALL which and singular by the tenor of these presents we cite and admonish that they appear, and every one of them do appear before us, our vicar general, or commissary, whatsoever he be in that behalf, in our cathedral church of St. Paul's in London, in the consistory place, upon Thursday the second day of May, now next ensuing, betwixt the hours of nine and ten or the clock in the forenoon the same day, to bear witness of the truth in this behalf, and to depose and declare faithfully the truth that they know or have heard of the premises, and moreover to do and receive what law and reason doth require.
