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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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The Martyrdom of WILLIAM WOLSEY, and […] PYGOT, Painter.
The Martyrdom of WILLIAM WOLSEY, and 〈…〉 PYGOT, Painter.
WILLIAM Wolsey and Robert Pygot, […] inhabitants of the town of Wisbich, […] the next condemned after the suffering of […] Glover and Cornelius Bungey. These two blessed martyrs were judged and condemned at Ely, […] John Fuller, the bishop's chancellor of Ely, […] Shaxtone, his suffragan, Robert Stewart, […] Ely, John Christopherson, dean of Norwich, […]. 9, l555. The said William Wolsey, who was […] a constable, through the means of one […] Everard, gentleman, a justice appointed for those days, who cruelly treated the said William Wolsey, causing him to put in sureties for his good behaviour and appearance at the next general sessions held within the Isle of Ely. Being called again at the next sessions, he was still constrained to put in ne• sureties, which at length he refused to do, and so was committed to jail, at the assize held at Ely in Lent. IN the Easter week following, Dr. Fuller, the chancellor, with Christopherson, and one Dr. Young, ⟨p. 783⟩came to confer with him, who laid earnestly to his charge that he was out of the catholic faith, desiring him to meddle no further with the scriptures, than it did become such a lay-man as he was to do. The said William Wolsey standing still a great while, suffering them to say their pleasure, at last he answered in this wise: Good Mr. Doctor, What did our Saviour mean, when he spake these words written in the 23d chapter of St. Matthew's gospel, "Woe be unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in." YEA, saith Dr. Fuller, you must understand, that Christ spake to the scribes and pharisees. NAY, Mr. Doctor, Christ spake even to you, and your fellows here present, and to all others such as you be. AWAY, Mr. Doctor, said Christopherson, for you can do no good with this man. Yet, saith Dr. Fuller, I will leave thee a book to read, I promise thee of a learned man's doing, that is to say, of Dr. Watson's doing (who was then bishop of Lincoln). WOLSEY receiving the same book, did diligently read it over, which in many places did manifestly appear contrary to the truth of God's word. At length, a fortnight or three weeks following, the said Dr.