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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 bill of confession being read, and he standing steadfastly to the same, the bishop then assigned him with the other five the next day following, which was the 9th of February; to appear before him again, to give a resolute answer what they would stick to. Which day being come, and the aforesaid six prisoners being severally called before the bishop, at the coming of Thomas Hawks, the bishop desired him to remember what was said to him yesterday; and now while he had time and space, to advise with himself what he would answer, for he stood upon life and death. Well, said Mr. Hawks again, I will willingly receive whatsoever shall be put upon me. Then certain interrogatories or articles were commenced against him by the said bishop, (in like manner as to the others) to the number of four, with another bill also which bishop Bonner brought out of his bosom, containing private matters against the said Thomas Hawks, which the bishop called heresies and errors, but we may better call them christian verities. The which matter being read, the said Hawks answered openly again, saying that it was true, and that he was glad it was so true as it was, with more words to the like effect. And this was in the forenoon, the 11th day of February. In the afternoon again, the said Hawks appearing and hearing the aforesaid bill of his confession, with the articles and interrogatories read unto him, with like constancy in answering again to the bishop; My lord (saith he) as you being my friend have caused these my sayings to be written; so do you cause them to be read: and yet I will ⟨p. 596⟩never go from them. And then being exhorted by the bishop, with many fair words, to return again to the bosom of the mother church: No, my lord, (said he) that will I not: for if I had an hundred bodies, I would suffer them all to be torn in pieces rather than I will abjure or recant. And so continuing still in the same song; notwithstanding that the doctors and lawyers were ever calling upon him to come again to the unity of the church, he ever kept them off with this answer, that he would never go from the belief he was in, so long as he lived. Whereupon bishop Bonner at last read the sentence of death upon him, and so was he condemned the same day with the residue of his fellows, which was the 9th of February.
THIS bill of confession being read, and he standing stedfastly to the same, the bishop then assigned him with the other five the next day following, which was the 9th of February; to appear before him again, to give a resolute answer what they would stick to. Which day being come, and the aforesaid six prisoners being severally called before the bishop, at the coming of Thomas Haukes, the bishop desired him to remember what was said to him yesterday; and now while he had time and space, to advise with himself what he would answer, for he stood upon life and death. Well, said Mr. Haukes again, I will willingly receive whatsoever shall be put upon me. Then certain interrogatories or articles were commenced against him by the said bishop, (in like manner as to the others) to the number of four, with another bill also which bishop Bonner brought out of his bosom, containing private matters against the said Thomas Haukes, which the bishop called heresies and errors, but we may better call them christian verities. The which matter being read, the said Haukes answered openly again, saying that it was true, and that he was glad it was so true as it was, with more words to the like effect. And this was in the forenoon, the 11th day of February. In the afternoon again, the said Haukes appearing and hearing the aforesaid bill of his confession, with the articles and interrogatories read unto him, with like constancy in answering again to the bishop; My lord (saith he) as you being my friend have caused these my sayings to be written; so do you cause them to be read: and yet I will