Jacobs ladder, or, The devout souls ascention to Heaven, in prayers, thanksgivings, and praises in four parts ... : with graces and thanksgivings : illustrated with sculptures / by Jo. Hall.

The Persecution in the time of Q. Mary, and the carriage of the Papists in it, is thus described by the excellent Bp. Jewel.

YOu have (saith he) imprisoned your brethren, you have stript them naked, you have scourg∣ed them with rods, you have burnt their hands and arms with flaming torches, you have famished them, you have drowned them, you have summon'd them being dead to appear before you out of their graves, you have ript up their buried carkases, burnt them, and thrown them out upon dunghils, you took a poor babe falling from its mothers womb, and in a most cruel and inhumane man∣ner threw it into the fire.

By all which several ways and means the Martyrs in all parts of the Kingdom in the 5 years reign of Q.

Mary amounted to the number of 277. persons of all sorts and ages, for there perished by these flames 5 Bi∣shops, 21 Divines, 8 Gentlemen, 84 Artificers, 100 Husbandmen servants and labourers, 26 Wives, 20 Wid∣dows, 9 Virgins, 2 boys and 2 infants, one springing out of his mothers womb as she was burning at the stake, and most unmercifully flung it into the fire at the very birth, 64 more in those furious times were persecuted in their faith, whereof 7 were whipt, 16 perish'd in prison, 12 buried in dunghils, and many more lay in cap∣tivity condemned, who were happily delivered by the glorious entrance of Queen Elizabeth.