Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

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Title: Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
Author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
Publication: [At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],; An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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The third and last appearaunce.

AT the which houre they came thyther agayne, & there 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the accustomed manner,* 1.1 were exhorted to recant and reuoke their doctrine, and receiue the fayth. To the whiche they constantly aunswered, they woulde not, but would sticke to that fayth that they had declared and sub∣scribed vnto, for that they did beleeue y^t it was no errour whiche they beleued: but that the contrary therof was ve∣ry heresy.

When the Bishop sawe that neither his fayre flatte∣ringes,* 1.2 nor yet his cruell threatnings would preuayle, he gaue them seuerally their iudgementes. And because Ioh. Laurence had bene one of theyr annoynted priestes, hee was by the bishop there (according to their order) solemn∣ly disgraded, the maner whereof you may see in the history of Maister Hooper afore passed, pag. 1435.

Their sentence of condemnation, & this degradation once ended, they were committed vnto the custodye of the Sheriffes of London, who sent thē vnto Newgate, where they remayned with ioy together, vntill they were caryed downe into Essex, and there the 28. daye of March, the sayd William Pigot was burned at Brayntree: and Stephen Knight at Mauldon, who at the stake kneeling vpon the ground, sayd this prayer which here followeth.

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* 1.2

Steuen Knight, William Pigot, & Iohn Laurēce condemned. Iohn Laurence disgraded. Steuen Knight burned at Mauldon, W. Pigot at Brain∣tree. March. 28.

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