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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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A LETTER From EDWARD TYREL, Esq. to one of the Queen's Commissioners.
SIR, with the most hearty commendation• unto you, these shall be to advertise you, that I have received a letter from Sir Nicholas Hare and you, and others of their majesties Commissioners, by a servant of the king and queen's, named John Fails, for certain business about S. Osythes, which I could not immediately go about, for that I had received a letter from the council, to assist the sheriff for the execution of the heretics, the one at Raleigh, ⟨p. 730⟩and the other at Rochford, which was done on Tuesday last. AND as I came homeward, I met with two men: even as I saw them, I suspected them, and then I did examine and search them, and found about them certain letters which I have sent you, and also a certain writing in paper, what their faith was. And they confessed to me, that they had forsaken and fled out of their country for religion's sake; and since they have been in many countries, by their own confession, which I have sent you: for which I thought it good, (as they came from London, and that there may be more found of them than at present I can inform you) to send them to you, whereby you and others of the king and queen's commissioners there might try them so that their lewdness might thoroughly be known; for I think these have caused many to trouble their consciences. So this hath been some hinderance to me, wherefore I could not go about those matters expressed in your letters: but to-morrow at noon I intend by God's grace to accomplish your letters, with as much diligence as I can. May the Holy Trinity ever have you in his keeping. I beseech you (master) to be so good as to discharge these poor men that bring these prisoners up, as soon as may be. And thus most heartily farewell. From Raimesdon-park the 12th day of June, 1555. By your assured to command, EDMUND TYREL.
SIR, with the most hearty commendation• unto you, these shall be to advertise you, that I have received a letter from Sir Nicholas Hare and you, and others of their majesties Commissioners, by a servant of the king and queen's, named John Failes, for certain business about S. Osythes, which I could not immediately go about, for that I had received a letter from the council, to assist the sheriff for the execution of the heretics, the one at Raleigh,