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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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RICHARD WRIGHT, the same place and day above-mentioned, appearing, and being required by the judge what he believed of the real presence in the sacrament, answered again, that as touching the sacrament of the altar and the mass, he was ashamed to speak of it, or to name it, and that he allowed it not, as it was used in the church. Against whom the sentence was also read the day and place aforesaid.
WILLIAM STIR, of the aforesaid parish of Ashford, likewise detected and accused, was brought to appear the said 16th day of August, where he in the chapter-house of Canterbury, being required to answer to the positions laid unto him by the judge, made answer again, That he should command his dog, and not him: and further declared, that Dick of Dover had no authority to sit against him in judgment; and asked, where was his authority? who then showed him certain bulls and writings from Rome, as he said. William Stir denying that to be of sufficient force, the said Dic• also said, he had authority from the queen. Th•• the martyr alleging that the archbishop of C•• terbury, (who was then in prison) was his dioces••, urged him to show his authority from the archbishop, or else he denied his authority to be sufficient. And as touching the sacrament of the altar, he found i• not, he said, in the scripture, and therefore he would not answer thereunto.
WILLIAM STERE, of the aforesaid parish of Ashford, likewise detected and accused, was brought to appear the said 16th day of August, where he in the chapter-house of Canterbury, being required to answer to the positions laid unto him by the judge, made answer again, That he should command his dog, and not him: and further declared, that Dick of Dover had no authority to sit against him in judgment; and asked, where was his authority? who then shewed him certain bulls and writings from Rome, as he said. William Stere denying that to be of sufficient force, the said Dic• also said, he had authority from the queen. Th•• the martyr alledging that the archbishop of C•• terbury, (who was then in prison) was his dioces••, urged him to shew his authority from the archbishop, or else he denied his authority to be sufficient. And as touching the sacrament of the altar, he found i• not, he said, in the scripture, and therefore he would not answer thereunto.
AND moreover, the judge speaking of the sacrament of the altar with reverence, and putting off his cap, William Stir told him that he needed not to reverence that matter so highly. And thus (saying to the judge, that he was a bloody man, &c.) th• sentence was pronounced against him; and after the sentence was read, he said, that the sacrament of the altar was the most blasphemous idol that ever was, &c.
AND moreover, the judge speaking of the sacrament of the altar with reverence, and putting off his cap, William Stere told him that he needed not to reverence that matter so highly. And thus (saying to the judge, that he was a bloody man, &c.) th• sentence was pronounced against him; and after the sentence was read, he said, that the sacrament of the altar was the most blasphemous idol that ev•r was, &c.
AND thus these six heavenly martyrs and witnesses, to the truth, being condemned by the bloody suffragan and archdeacon of Canterbury. Mr. Collins, and Mr. Faucet, were burnt all together in the same town of Canterbury, at three stakes in one fire, about the latter end of August.
THE copy of their sentence condemnatory, you may find before in the story of Mr. John Rogers; ⟨p. 741⟩for the papists in their condemnations follow one manner of sentence against all they have condemned through their unmerciful tyranny.
AFTER the burning of these six before-named, next followeth the persecution of ten other true servants of God, the names of whom are as follow: Elizabeth Warn, George Tankerfield, Robert Smith, Stephen Harwood, Thomas Fust, William Hale, Thomas Leis, George King, John Wade, Joan Lashford.
AFTER the burning of these six before-named, next followeth the persecution of ten other true servants of God, the names of whom are as follow: Elizabeth Warne, George Tankerfield, Robert Smith, Stephen Harwood, Thomas Fust, William Hale, Thomas Leyes, George King, John Wade, Joan Lashford.
THE prisons of London beginning now to be replenished with God's saints, and still more and more coming in, the council and commissioners, thinking to make ready dispatch with the poor prisoners, caused these ten to be sent with their letter directed to Bonner, bishop of London, by him to be examined and rid out of the way. The copy of which letter, with their names subscribed, here followeth to be read and noted.
AFTER our hearty commendations to your good lordship, we send you here John Wade, William Hale, George King Thomas Leis, of Thorp in Essex, Thomas Fust, hosier. Robert Smith, painter, Stephen Harwood, brewer, George Tankerfield, cook, Elizabeth Warn•, and Joan L•shford, of London, sacramentaries; all which we desire your lordship to examine, and to order according to the ecclesiastical laws: praying your lordship to appoint some of your officers to receive them at this bearer's hands. And thus most heartily fare your lordship well. From London this 2d of July.
AFTER our hearty commendations to your good lordship, we send you here John Wade, William Hale, George King Thomas Leyes, of Thorp in Essex, Thomas Fust, hosier. Robert Smith, painter, Stephen Harwood, brewer, George Tankerfield, cook, Elizabeth Warn•, and Joan L•shford, of London, sacramentaries; all which we desire your lordship to examine, and to order according to the ecclesiastical laws: praying your lordship to appoint some of your officers to receive them at this bearer's hands. And thus most heartily fare your lordship well. From London this 2d of July.
Your lordship's loving friends, Nicholas Hare, William Roper, Richard R•d•, William Cooke.
NOW severally to prosecute the stories of these ten martyrs aforenamed: first we will begin with the history of Elizabeth Warn, widow, who in the month of August was burnt at Stratford-Bow, •ear London; she was late wife of John Warn, upholsterer, and martyr, who was also burnt the latter end of the May before, as in his story is recorded.
NOW severally to prosecute the stories of these ten martyrs aforenamed: first we will begin with the history of Elizabeth Warne, widow, who in the month of August was burnt at Stratford-Bow, •ear London; she was late wife of John Warne, upholsterer, and martyr, who was also burnt the latter end of the May before, as in his story is recorded.
THIS Elizabeth Warn had been apprehended among others, the first day of January, in a house in Bow-church-yard in London, as they were gathered together in prayer, and at that present was carried to the Compter, where she remained till the 11th day of June: at which time she was brought to Newgate, and was confined there till the 2d day of July. Then was she sent by the king and queen's commissioners unto Bonner, bishop of London, who on the 6th day of the said month caused her with divers others (as Robert Smith, George Tankerfield, &c.) to be brought before him into his palace, and there examined her upon sundry articles, such as were commonly administered unto poor saints and martyrs of God, as you may more plainly perceive by other more large and ample processes before-mentioned.
THIS Elizabeth Warne had been apprehended among others, the first day of January, in a house in Bow-church-yard in London, as they were gathered together in prayer, and at that present was carried to the Compter, where she remained till the 11th day of June: at which time she was brought to Newgate, and was confined there till the 2d day of July. Then was she sent by the king and queen's commissioners unto Bonner, bishop of London, who on the 6th day of the said month caused her with divers others (as Robert Smith, George Tankerfield, &c.) to be brought before him into his palace, and there examined her upon sundry articles, such as were commonly administered unto poor saints and martyrs of God, as you may more plainly perceive by other more large and ample processes before-mentioned.
THE chief objection that he used towards her, or the most of those, was touching the real and corporal presence of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament of the altar, as the chief ground and most profitable foundation of their catholic dignity. Many other matters he objected against them, as for not coming to the church, for speaking against the mass, for despising their ceremonies and new found sacraments, with divers other fond and trifling toys, not worthy to be mentioned.
IN the end, when she had been divers times brought before him and other his adherents, and there earnestly exhorted to recant, she said, Do what you will; for if Christ were in an error, then am I in an error. Upon which answer, she was condemned as an heretic, the 12th day of the same month of July, and so delivered to the secular power, as they term it, to be by them put to death, which was done in the same month.
