N20568:7235
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Serv. Well, God be praised, but she hath been sorer afflicted by her own father and mother, than ever you were with your imprisonment; and yet God hath preserved her, I trust to his glory.
Brad. I pray you, tell her, I read this day a godly history, written by Basilius Magnus, of a virtuous woman who was a widow, and was named Juleddo. She had great lands and many children, and nigh her dwelt a cormorant, who for her virtuous and pious living, had great indignation against her, and of very malice he took away her lands, so that she was constrained to go to law with him: and in conclusion, the matter came to the trial before the judge, who demanded of this tyrant why he wrongfully with held these lands from this woman? He made answer and said, he might so do, for (said he) this woman is disobedient to the king's proceedings: for she will in no wise worship his gods, nor offer sacrifice unto them. Then the judge hearing that, said unto her, Woman, if this be true, thou art not only like to lose thy land, but also thy life, unless that thou worship our gods, and do sacrifice unto them. This good woman hearing that, steps forth to the judge, and said, Is there no remedy but either to worship your false gods, or else to lose my lands and life? Then farewell suit, farewell lands, farewell children, farewell friends, yea, and farewell life too: and in respect of the true honour of the everliving God, farewell all. And with that saying the judge committed her to prison, and afterwards the suffered most cruel death: and being brought to the place of execution, she exhorted all women to be strong and constant. For, said she, you were redeemed with as dear a price as men. For although you were made of the rib of the man, yet are you all of his flesh: so that also in the case and trial of your faith towards God, you ought to be as strong. And thus died she constantly, not fearing death. I pray you, tell your mistress of this story.
Brad. I pray you, tell her, I read this day a godly history, written by Basilius Magnus, of a virtuous woman who was a widow, and was named Juleddo. She had great lands and many children, and nigh her dwelt a cormorant, who for her virtuous and pious living, had great indignation against her, and of very malice he took away her lands, so that she was constrained to go to law with him: and in conclusion, the matter came to the trial before the judge, who demanded of this tyrant why he wrongfully with held these lands from this woman? He made answer and said, he might so do, for (said he) this woman is disobedient to the king's proceedings: for she will in no wise worship his gods, nor offer sacrifice unto them. Then the judge hearing that, said unto her, Woman, if this be true, thou art not only like to lose thy land, but also thy life, unless that thou worship our gods, and do sacrifice unto them. This good woman hearing that, steps forth to the judge, and said, Is there no remedy but either to worship your false gods, or else to lose my lands and life? Then farewel suit, farewel lands, farewel children, farewel friends, yea, and farewel life too: and in respect of the true honour of the everliving God, farewel all. And with that saying the judge committed her to prison, and afterwards the suffered most cruel death: and being brought to the place of execution, she exhorted all women to be strong and constant. For, said she, you were redeemed with as dear a price as men. For although you were made of the rib of the man, yet are you all of his flesh: so that also in the case and trial of your faith towards God, you ought to be as strong. And thus died she constantly, not fearing death. I pray you, tell your mistress of this story.
Serv. That I shall, sir, by God's grace: for she told me that she was with you and Mr. Saunders, and received your kind counsel.
Brad. We never gave her other counsel but the truth, and in witness thereof, we have and will seal it with our blood. For I thought this night I had been sent for, because at eleven o'clock there was such a rapping at the door.
THEN answered a maid, and said, Why then, I perceive you were afraid.
Brad. You shall hear how fearful I was. For I considered that I had not slept, and I thought to take a nap before I went: and after I was asleep, these men came into the next chamber, and sang, as it was told me, and yet for all my fearfulness, I heard them not: therefore I could not be much afraid, if I slept so fast.
Serv. Do you lack any thing towards your necessity?
Serv. Do you lack any thing towards your nenessity?
Brad. Nothing but your prayers, and I trust I have them, and you mine.
Serv. I saw a priest come to you to-day in the morning.
Brad. Yea, he brought me a letter from a friar, and I am writing an answer.
Serv. Then we hinder you, therefore the living God be with you.
Brad. And with you also, and bless you.
Serv. Amen, amen; and gave him thanks and departed.
MR. BRADFORD continued still in prison, until the month of July, in such labours and sufferings as he always before had sustained in prison. But when the time of his determined death was come, he was suddenly conveyed out of the Compter where he was prisoner, in the night season to Newgate, as is declared before, and from thence he was carried the next morning to Smithfield, where he constantly abiding in the same truth of God, which before he had confessed, earnestly exhorting the people to repent, and to return to Christ, and sweetly comforting the pious young man of nineteen or twenty years of age, who suffered with him, cheerfully ended his painful life to live with Christ.
MR. BRADFORD continued still in prison, until the month of July, in such labours and sufferings as he always before had sustained in prison. But when the time of his determined death was come, he was suddenly conveyed out of the Compter where he was prisoner, in the night season to Newgate, as is declared before, and from thence he was carried the next morning to Smithfield, where he constantly abiding in the same truth of God, which before he had confessed, earnestly exhorting the people to repent, and to return to Christ, and sweetly comforting the pious young man of nineteen or twenty years of age, who suffered with him, chearfully ended his painful life to live with Christ.
WITH Mr. Bradford was burnt John Leaf, apprentice to Humphrey Gaudy, tallow chandler, of the parish of Christ-church, in London, born at Kirkly Moreside, in the county of York; who upon the Friday before Palm-Sunday was committed to the Compter in Bread-street, by an alderman of the ward where the said John Leaf dwelt. Afterwards he coming to examination before bishop Bonner, gave a firm and christian testimony of his doctrine and profession, answering to such articles as were objected to him by the said bishop.
WITH Mr. Bradford was burnt John Leaf, apprentice to Humphry Gaudy, tallow chandler, of the parish of Christ-church, in London, born at Kirkly Moreside, in the county of York; who upon the Friday before Palm-Sunday was committed to the Compter in Bread-street, by an alderman of the ward where the said John Leaf dwelt. Afterwards he coming to examination before bishop Bonner, gave a firm and christian testimony of his doctrine and profession, answering to such articles as were objected to him by the said bishop.
