Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] 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 2] 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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An other storie of like crueltie, shewed vpon other 7. Martyrs burnt at Cant. 3. men and 4. women.

AMong suche infinite seas of troubles in these most dā∣gerous daies,* 1.1 who can withhold himselfe from bitter teares, to see the madding rage of these presented Catho∣lickes, who being neuer satisfied with bloud to maintaine their carnall kingdome, presume so highly to violate the precise law of Gods commandements in slaying the sim∣ple pore Lambes of the glorious congregation of Iesus Christ, and that for the true testimonie of a good cōscience, in confessing the immulate gospell of their saluatiō. What heart wil not lamēt the murdering mischief of these men,* 1.2 who for wāt of worke, do so wreke their tine on seely pore women, whose weake imbecillitie the more strēgth it lac∣keth by natural imperfection, the more it ought to be hel∣ped, or at least pitied, and not oppressed of men y^t be stron∣ger, and especially of Priests that should be charitable.

But blessed be the Lord omnipotent, who supernatu∣rally, hath indued from aboue such weake creatures with such manly stomacke and fortitude, so constantly to with∣stād the vttermost extremitie of these pitilesse persecutors: as he did before strengthen the mother of the 7. sonnes in the Machabees, & as he hath done since with diuers & son¦dry other godly womē in these our later daies, partly be∣fore mentioned, & partly to be mētioned hereafter, & heere presently may appeare by the martyrdome of these 7. here vnder folowing, of the which were 4. women and 3. men, burnt together at Canterb. the 31. day of the sayde moneth of Iune, in the yere aforesaid, whose names are these.

...Iohn Fishcocke. Nicolas White.
...Nicolas Pardue.
Barbara Final, Widow.
...* 1.3 Bradbreges widow
Wilsons Wife.
Bendens Wife.

As it were too tedious exactly and particularly to pro∣secute the seuerall storie of euery one of these godly Mar∣tyrs: so I can not passe ouer vntouched the cruel and vn∣christian handling of Alice Benden during her imprison∣ment,* 1.4 according as I haue receiued by the faithfull relati∣on of them which best were acquainted with her, & partly also some doers in the matter, beinge her owne naturall brethren. The storie is thus.

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* 1.1

Iune. 19. The story of 7. other Martyrs.

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* 1.2

Vnmercifull cruelty of the Catholickes agaynst poore women.

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* 1.3

This Brad∣bridges wyfe was thought to be with childe.

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* 1.4

Roger and Tho. Hall two godly brethren of A∣lice Benden.

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