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1. Henry VIII's reign2. Dissension among mendicant orders3. Persecution of Lollards4. Richard Hun5. Lollard martyrs6. Persecution in diocese of Lincoln7. Colet, Chaucer and Gower8. Prophecies preceeding Luther9. Martin Luther10. Adrian VI11. Final years of Luther12. Swiss Reformation13. German martyrs14. French martyrs15. Spanish martyrs16. Italian martyrs17. Merindol and Cabriers18. Angrogne
K. Henry. 8. A Table of Martyrs which suffered in Germanie.
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
MarginaliaFraunces & Nicolas constant in Christ.pell, whiche beyng not vnknowen to the person there of S. Catherine, he called to him Doct. Rupert, Tapert, and other Maisters and Friers, who taking counsaile together, with William Clericken the head Magistrate of the towne of Mechlin, agreed that the mother with her iiij. children should be sent to prison, separated one from an other: where great labour was employed to reclame them home vnto their Church, that is, from light to darkenes agayne. The ij. yon- ger, to wyt, the daughter with the yonger brother, beyng yet not setled, neither in yeares nor doctrine, some thyng incli- ned to them, and were deliuered. The mother whiche would not consent, was condemned to perpetuall prison. The other two, Fraunces and Nicolas, standyng firmely to their confeßion, defended that the Catholicke Churche was not the Churche of Rome: that the Sacrament was to bee ministred in both kindes: that auricular confeßion was to no purpose: that Jnuocation of Saintes was to be left: that there was no Purgatory. The Friers they called hypocrites, and contēned their threatnynges. The Magistrates after disputations, fell to tormentes, to knowe of them who was their master, & what felowes they had. Their maister (they said) was Christ, whiche bare his Crosse before. Fe- lowes (they said) they had innumerable, dispersed in all pla- ces. At last they were brought to the Iudges: their Arti- cles were read, and they cōdemned to be burned. Comming to the place of execution, as they began to exhort the people, gagges or balles of woode were thrust in their mouthes, whiche they, through vehemencie of speaking thrust out a- gain, desiring for the lordes sake, that they might haue leaue to speake. And so singing with a loude voyce, Credo in vnū Deum, &c. they went, & were fastened to the stake, pray- ing for their persecutours, and exhortyng the one the other, they did abide the fire paciently. The one feeling the flame to come to his beard: Ah (said he) what a small paine is this, to bee cōpared to the glory to come? Thus the pacient Martyrs committyng their spirite to the handes of God, to the great admiration of the lokers on, through constancie, atchi- ued the crowne of martyrdome. Ex Phil. Melanct. |
MarginaliaAdrian & Marion hys wife, Martyrs. Marion buryed quicke.The names of their accu- sers ap- peare not in the Au- thours. | Marion, wife of Adrian Taylor. At Dornic An. 1545. | In the same persecution a- gaynst Brulius and his compa- ny in Dornic, was apprehended also one Adrian, and Marion, his wife. The cause of their trou ble, as also of the others, was the Emperours decree made in the Councell of Wormes agaynst the Lutherians, mentioned before pag. 982. Adrian not so strong as a man, for feare gaue backe from the truth, and was but one ly beheaded. The wife stronger thē a woman did withstād their threates, and abyde the vtter- most, and beyng enclosed in an yron grate formed in shape of a pastie, was layde in the earth and buryed quicke after the v- suall punishment of that coūtrey, for wemen. Whē the aduersaries first told her, that her husbande |
had relented, she beleued thē not: and therfore as she went other death, paßyng by the tower where he was, shee called to him to take her leaue, but he was gone before. Ex Pant. lib. 4. |
MarginaliaPeter Bruly, Martyr.The Ma- gistrates of Dor- nic, or Tornay. | M. Peter Bruly, Preacher. | M. Peter Bruly was prea- cher in the Frenche Churche at Strausburgh. Who at the earnest request of faithfull brethren, came downe to visite the lower coūtreys about Artoys and Dor nic, in Flaūders, where he most diligently preached the worde of |
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
| MarginaliaGods secret working in disposing the wayes of hys seruauntes. The Martyrdome of Brulius. | At Dornic An. 1545. | God vnto the people in houses, the doores standyng open. Wher- upon, when the Magistrates of Dornic had shut the gates of the towne, and had made search for him 3. dayes, hee was priuely let downe the wall in the night by a basket: and as hee was let downe to the ditch ready to take his way, one of them whiche let him down leanyng ouer the wall |
to byd hym fare well, caused vnwares a stone to slippe out of the wall, which fallyng vpon him, brake his legges by reason wherof he was heard of the watchmen complainyng of his wound, and so was taken, giuyng thankes to God by whose prouidence he was there stayd, to serue the Lorde in that place. So long as he remained in prison, he ceased not to sup- ply the part of a diligent preacher, teachyng and confirmyng all them that came to him in the word of grace. Beyng in pri son he wrote his owne confeßion and examination, and sent it to the brethren. He wrote also an other Epistle to them that were in persecution: an other also to all the faithfull: al- so an other letter to his wife, the same day that he was bur- ned. He remained in prison 4. monethes. His sentence was geuen by the Emperours Commißioners at Bruxels, that he should be burned to ashes, and his ashes to be throwne into the ryuer. Althoughe the Friers and priestes made the fire but small, to multiplye his payne, yet he the more cherefullye & constantly tooke hys martyrdome and suffered it. The let ters of Duke Fridericke, and of the Lantgraue came to en- treate for him, but hee was burned a litle before the letters came. Ex Lud. Rab. lib. 6. |
MarginaliaPeter Mioce, Martyr. Crueltie shewed vpon Christes seruauntes.The Se- nate of Dornic. Doctour Hasard9, a Gray Frier. | Peter Miocius. Bergi- ban. At Dornic An. 1545. | The commyng of M. Peter Bruly into the countrey of Flaū ders, did excedyng much good among the brethren, as appeared by diuers other good men, and namely by this Peter Mioce, whiche was by his occupation a silke weauer. This Peter, before he was called to the Gospell, led a wicked life, geuē to much vngra ciousnes, & almost to all kindes of vice. But after the tast of the Gospell began to worke in hym, so cleane it altered him frō that former man, that he excelled all other in godly zeale and vertue. In his first examination hee was asked whether he was one of the scholers of Peter Bruly. He said he was, and that he had recea- ued much fruite by his doctrine. Wilt thou then defende his do- |
ctrine, sayd they? Yea sayd he, for that, it is consonant both to the old Testament and to the New: and for this he was let downe into a deape dongeon vnder the Castle ditche, full of toodes and filthy vermine. Shortly after, the Senate with certeine Friers, came againe to examine him, to see whether they could conuerte him. To whom hee aunswered and sayd that when he before had liued such an vngodly life, they ne- uer spake worde agaynst hym: but now for sauoryng and fa- uoryng the worde of God, they were so infeste agaynst hym, that they sought his bloud. Among whom was one Doctour Hasardus, whiche asked him, if he did not seme to hym selfe more wicked now, thē euer he was before: but he setting the Frier at light, bad him auaunte Frier, saying: that he had to talke with the Senate, and not with him. The Senate thē began to examine him of certaine Articles of Religion. To whom as hee was about to aunswere boldlye and expreslye to euery pointe, they interrupting him bad hym say in two wordes, either yea, or nay. Then sayd hee, if ye will not suffer |
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