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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¶These are the wordes that the Lady Iane spake vpon the Scaffold at the houre of her death.

FIrst when she mounted vpon the Scaffold,* 1.1 she sayde to y^e people standing thereabout: good people I am come hether to dye, and by a lawe I am condemned to the same. The fact against the Queenes highnes was vnlaw full, and the consenting thereunto by me: but touching the pro∣curement and desire therof by me or on my behalfe, I doe wash my handes thereof in innocency before God, and the face of you, good Christian people, this day: and therewith she wrong her handes, wherein she had her booke. Then said she, I pray you all, good Christian people, to beare me witnes that I dye a true Christian woman, and that I do look to be saued by no other meane, but onely by the mer∣cy of God in the bloud of his only sonne Iesus Christ: and I confesse that when I did know the word of God, I neg∣lected y^e same, loued my selfe and the world, & therfore thys plague and punishment is happily and worthily happe∣ned vnto mee for my sinnes: and yet I thanke God of hys goodnes that hee hath thus geuen me a time and respite to repent: and now (good people) while I am aliue I praye you assist me with your prayers. And then kneeling down she turned her to Fecknam saying: shall I say this psalme? and he sayd, yea. Then sayd she the Psalme of Miserere mei Deus in English, in most deuoute maner throughout to y^e end, and then she stoode vpp and gaue her mayden Mai∣stresse Ellen her gloues and handkerchefe, and her book to Maister Bruges, and then she vntyed her gowne, and the hangman pressed vpon her to helpe her off with it, but she desiring him to let her alone, turned towardes her two Gentlewomen, who helped her of therwith, and also with her frowes past and neckerchefe, geuing to her a fayre handkerchefe to knit about her eyes.

Then the hangman kneeled downe and asked her for∣geuenesse, whom she forgaue most willingly. Thē he wil∣led her to stand vpon the straw: which doing she sawe the blocke. Then shee sayd, I pray you dispatche me quickely. Then she kneeled downe, saying: wil you take it off before I lay me downe? & the hangman sayd, no Madame. Then tyed she the kerchefe about her eyes, and feeling for y^e block she sayd: what shall I doe? where is it? where is it? One of the standers by guiding her thereunto, she layd her head downe vpon the blocke, and then stretched foorth her body and sayd: Lord into thy handes I commend my spirit, and so finished her life in the yeare of our Lord God. 1553. the 12. day of February.

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The word•••• and behauiour of the Lady Ian•• vppon the Scaf∣fold.

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