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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.
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In the Dioces of Bamberge An. 1551. | crownes of gold. Some sayd, that they were Anabaptistes. And it might be (sayth Melanct) that they had some fonde opinion ad- mixed withall: yet they did hold sayth he, the foundation of the Articles of our faith, and they died blessedly, in a good consciēce and knowledge of the sonne of God. Fewe do liue without er- rours. Flatter not your selues, thinking your selues so clere that you can not erre. Hæc Phillip. Melancth. |
MarginaliaConstancie to be noted in the Citie of Magdeburge.The names of the perse- cutours appeare not in the storye. | The Chri stian Citie of Magde burge. An. 1551. | When Charles the Emperour had almost got all his purpose in Germanie, in obtrudyng his reli gion of Interim into all places, which was receaued of the most part of all the chief princes and Cities, onely the Citie of Mag- deburge continuyng in the con- stancie of their doctrine refor- med, refused to admitte the same. Wherfore warre was ray- sed agaynst them, their Citie besieged, and greate violence v- sed: so that many honest and religious Citizens for the Gos- |
pels cause, susteined great perils and daunger of death. At last, when they had manfully and constantlye endured such greate distresse and calamitie, the space of a whole yeare, through the blessed prouidence of Almightie God, (who a- bout the same tyme sent warre betwene the French king and the Emperour) honest reconciliatiō was made betwene them and the Emperour, wherby they were receaued into fauour, and suffered to enioye their former religion quietly. Ex Ioā. Sled. lib. 23. |
MarginaliaHostius, Martyr.Iames Hesseli9 Chāber- lain of Gaunt, and the Friers there. | Hostius, otherwise called Ge- orge. At Gaunt. An. 1555. | This Hostius borne at Gaunt, was cunnyng in grauyng in ar- mour, and in steele. He first was in the Frenche Churche here in England, duryng the reigne of king Edward. After the com- myng of Quene Mary, he went to Norden in Friselande, with his wife & childrē. Frō thēce, ha uing busines, he came to Gaunt: where (after a certain space that he had there continued, instru- ctyng diuers of his frendes) hee heard that there was a blacke Frier, which vsed to preach good doctrine to the people. Wherefore he being desirours to heare, came |
to his Sermō, where the frier cōtrary to his expectatiō, prea- ched in defense of transubstantiation. At the hearyng wher of his hart was so full, that hee had much a doo to refrayne, while the Sermon was finished. As soone as the Frier was come downe, hee braste out, and charged hym with false doctrine, persuadyng the people, as well as he could be heard, by the Scriptures, that the bread was but a Sacrament one- ly of the Lordes body. The Frier not willyng to heare hym, made signes vnto him to departe. Also the thronge of the peo ple was such, that it caried him out of the doores. He had not gone farre, butHesselius the Chamberlain ouertooke hym and caried him to prison. Then were Doctours and other Friers, as Pistorius and Bunderius, brought to reason with him, of the Sacrament, of Inuocation of Saintes, and Purgatory. He euer stoode to the triall onely of the Scrip- ture: whiche they refused. Then was it agreed that he should declare his minde in writyng: whiche he did. He wrote also |
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
to his wife at Emden, comfortyng her, and requiryng her to take care for Samuel, and Sara his children. When he was condemned, he was commaūded not to speake to the people. Hesselius the officer made great hast to haue hym dispat- ched. Wherfore he myldely lyke a lambe, prayng for his ene- mies, gaue hym selfe to be bound, paciently taking that they would do agaynst him: Whom first they strangled, and then consumed his body beyng dead, with fire. And this was the martyrdome of Hostius. Ex Lud. Rabo. lib. 7. |
| MarginaliaIoh. Frisius Abbot. | Ioan. Fri sius, Ab- bot. In Bauaria An. 1554. | Ioan. Sled. lib. 25. maketh record of one Ioan. Frisius Ab bot of Newstat within the Dio ces of the Byshop Herbipolen sis in Bauaria: who being suspe- cted of Lutheranisme, was cal- led to accompt of his faith: and strongly persistyng in his asserti- ons, and defendyng the same by the Scriptures, he was therefore displaced and remoued from all his iurisdiction, 25. of Iune. an. 1554. Ex Sled. |
MarginaliaThe pitious Martyrdome of Bertrand le Blas.The Bay- ife of Hē- egow, gouernour of the towne and Castle of Dornic. Peter De- enteire, Lieutenāt to the said Baylife. Philip de Cordys, chief coun saylour in criminall causes. Nic. Chā- ree. Pet. Ra- chelier. Iames de Clerke. Nicolas of Parnague. M. Hermes of Win- gles, one of the counsayle for the said Bay- lywicke. | Bertrād le Blas. At Dornic An. 1555. | The story of Bertrand is la- mentable, his tormentes vncredi ble, the tyrannye shewed vnto him horrible, the constancie of the Martyr admirable. This Bertrand beyng a Silkeweauer, went to Wesell for the cause of re- ligion. Who being desirous to drawe hys wife and children frō Dornic to Wesell, came thrise from thence to persuade with her to goo with hym thether. When shee in no wise coulde bee entreated, hee remaining a fewe dayes at home, set his house in order, and desired his wife and his brother to praye that God would stablishe him in his enterprise, that he was about. That done, he went vpon Chri- stenmas day to the hye Churche of Dornic, where hee tooke the cake out of the Priestes handes, as he would haue lift it ouer his head at Masse, & stampt it vn- der his feete, saying that he did it to shew the glory of that God, and what litle power hee hath: with other wordes moe to the people, to persuade thē that the cake or fragment of bread was not Iesus their Sauiour. At the sight hereof the people being stro ken with a maruelous dampe, stode all amased. At lēgth such a stirre therupō folowed, that Ber- |
trand could hardely escape with life. It was not long, but the noyse of this was caryed to the Baylife of Hēnegow, & gouer nour of the Castle of Dornic, which lay sicke the same tyme, of the gowte, at Biesy. Who like a madde man cryed out, that euer God woulde or coulde be so paciente, to suffer that contumely, so to bee troden vnder the foote of such a miser: addyng moreouer, that he woulde reuenge his cause in such sorte, as it should bee an example for euer to all posteritie, and forthwith the furious tyranne cōmaunded hym selfe to be caried to the Castle of Dornic. Bertrand being brought before him, was asked whether he repented of his facte, or whether hee would so do, if it were to be done agayne. Who aunswered, that if it were an hundreth tymes to be done, he would do it: and if he had an hundreth liues, he would geue |
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