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A40369	Martyrologia alphabetikē, or, An alphabetical martyrology containing the tryals and dying expressions of many martyrs of note since Christ : extracted out of Foxe's Acts and monuments of the church : with an alphabetical list of God's judgements remarkably shown on many noted and cruel persecutors : together with an appendix of things pertinent to martyrology by N.T., M.A.T.C.C. [i.e. Master of Arts Trinity College Cambridge]; Actes and monuments. Selections	Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; N. T., M.A.T.C.C.	1677 (1677)	Wing F2042; ESTC R10453	85,156	250

he was a person distracted and knew not what he said and yet burned for an Heretick who in the midst of the flames lifting up his Head to Heaven soberly and discreetly called upon the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and so departed Vol. 2. p. 437. Roger Clarke a Suffolk Man taken at Ipswich and judged 1546. with one Kerby by my Lord Wentworth who after Sentence given talked with another Justice on the Bench a good while to whom Clarke said My Lord speak out and if you have done any thing contrary to your Conscience ask of God mercy and we from our hearts do forgive you speak not in secret for ye shall come before a Iudge and then make answer openly even before him that shall judge all Men. He was burn'd at Berry and at Stake kneeled down and said My Soul doth magnifie the Lord c. Vol. 2. p. 569. Dirick Carver a Beer-Brewer in Bright-Hamsted in Sussex an ancient and pious Man though not understanding a Letter of the Book was apprehended for having with some others been at Prayer in his House and after his apprehension he so improved his time in Learning though ancient that before he suffered through Gods blessing he could read any English printed Book At the Stake in Lewis Iuly 22. 1555. he went into the Barrel having stript himself and there spake to the People Dear Brethren and Sisters witness to you all that I am to seal with my Blood Christs Gospel because I know it is true and because I will not deny Gods Gospel and be obedient to Mens Laws I here am condemned to dye Dear Brethren and Sisters as many as believe on the Father Son and Holy Ghost unto everlasting Life see ye do the works pertaining to the same I ask ye all whom I have offended forgiveness for the Lords sake as I heartily forgive all you who have offended me in thought word and deed Lord have mercy upon me for unto thee do I commend my Soul and my Spirit doth rejoice in thee And so the Fire being kindled he said Oh Lord have mercy upon me and sprang up in the Fire calling on the Name of Jesus and so ended Vol. 3. p. 386. Richard Colliar of Ashford in Kent being examined and condemned for the Gospels sake as soon as he was condemned he sang a Psalm and was afterwards burnt with five more Kentish Men at three Stakes in one Fire in August 1555. Vol. 3. p. 394. Tho. Cranmer a Gentleman of a Family ancient as the Conquest born at Arselacton in Nottinghamshire brought up at School and at Cambridge was Fellow of Iesus Colledge and afterwards one of the Heads of the University used to examine all Graduates in Divinity who would not admit any to be Batchellors or Doctors in Divinity but those who were well read in the Scriptures whereby he refused many Fryars some of whom by being thereby brought to consult the Word of God were converted and afterwards returned him thanks This Cranmer was afterwards by King Hen. 8. made Arch-Bishop of Canterbury for his Service to him in endeavouring to satisfie his Conscience about the divorce of his Queen Catherine his first Wife the Widow of his late deceased Brother He was of a mild Nature soon reconciled to his Enemies and so ready to do them good that it grew Proverbial Do my Lord of Canterbury a displeasure and then you may be sure to have him your Friend whilst he lives Vol. 3. p. 637. He was by many endeavours tempted to recant and after much resistance did at last recant chiefly out of a design to compleat an Answer against a Papish Book which he had begun but though he subscribed the Papists were ordered to burn him March 21. at Oxford by the Queen who had ordered Doctor Cole to have a Funeral Sermon in readiness against that day and accordingly at the day appointed the Doctor did preach and Cranmer was had to the Church not knowing the design but as he was perswaded to publish his Recantation publickly and after Sermon when it was expected he should declare his Recantation he with many tears and earnest desires did entreat the People to pray for him to God for pardon of his sins amongst which none troubled him more than his subscribing to Popery with his hand which he hated in his heart But saith he for as much as my hand hath offended it shall be first punished for may I come to the Fire it shall first be burnt and so he began to cry against the Papists and Popery whereby the Papists expectation were frustrated and they grew mad at him stopping his Mouth and pulling him down and led him forthwith to the Town-ditch to be burnt where in the Fire he put forth his right hand into the flames as soon as they came near him and held it there till it was burnt his body being unburnt often saying Oh unworthy right hand and saying often Lord Iesus receive my spirit he stood immovable in the flames and dyed March 21. 1556. Vol. 3. p. 670 671. Iohn Carter a Weaver of Coventry dyed in the Kings-Bench a Prisoner for the Gospel who expected and desired to have been burnt In a Letter to Mr. Philpot he writes thus My Friends report me to be more worthy to be burnt than any that was burnt yet God's blessing on their hearts for their good report God make me worthy of that dignity and hasten the time that I might set forth his glory He wrote divers Letters of encouragement to the persecuted Brethren and in one Letter to his Wife he begs and chargeth her to rejoice with him in this his state of sufferings for Christ's sake Vol. 3. p. 716. c. Peter Chevet See Peter Mrs. Gertrude Crockhay Wife to Mr. Robert Crockhay at St. Katherines by the Tower in London being for the Gospel persecuted fled 1556. to Gelderland beyond Sea to look after some Estate that should fall to her Children by a former Husband but there also she was betrayed and came to trouble at Antwerp where at the request of her Friends she was set at liberty and she came for England where she was infested again by the Papists and being very sick They told her Daughter that unless her Mother would receive the Sacrament she should not be buried with Christian burial who hearing the same said Oh how happy am I that I shall not rise with them but against them The Earth is the Lords and all the fullness thereof and therefore I commit the matter to him Soon after she dyed and was buried in her Husbands Garden Vol. 3. p. 1013 1014. Christians to the number of 30000 slain in the Massacre at Paris in France 1572. which was effected by the French King 's inviting the chief Captains of them and all other that would to the Wedding between the Prince of Navarre and the Kings Sister at which being kindly received some of them after the compleating of that Marriage were slain and all

returned to Ephesus he was desired to resort to the adjacent places to appoint Bishops where he committed a comely ingenuous young Man to the Bishop of the place to be by him kept with great diligence in witness hereof Christ and his Church Which young Man the Bishop received and with diligence brought up baptized and at length committed to him a Cure in the Lords behalf The young Man now having his liberty through the corruptness of his Companions became dissolute a Thief and a Murderer yea the Captain of them and S. Iohn being sent for again into those Parts demanded of the Bishop the charge committed to him who said he was dead to God and become an evil Man a Thief frequenting this Mountain Whereat S. Iohn rent his Cloaths and said I have left a good Keeper of my Brother's Soul And got him a Horse and presently fell into the company of the Thieves and was designedly taken desiring to be brought to their Captain who was well armed yet beginning to know S. Iohn fled but when recalled by S. Iohn he threw down his Arms and became truly penitent and was received into Church again After this S. Iohn going to bathe himself and seeing Cerinthus the Heretick in the Bath would not go in lest the Bath should fall on them Vol. 1. p. 47 48. Ignatius was given to be devoured of Wild Beasts the 111. year of Christ when he was going to the Lions he said Oh would to God I were come to the Beasts prepared for me which I wish with gaping Mouths were ready to come upon me whom I will provoke that they may without delay devour me I esteem nothing visible or invisible so I may get or obtain Christ let the Fire Gallows devouring of Beasts breaking of Bones pulling asunder of Members bruising or pressing my whole Body and the torments of the Devil or Hell it self come upon me so that I may win Christ And when he heard the Lions roaring he said I am the Wheat or Grain of Christ I shall be ground with the Teeth of Wild Beasts that I may be found pure Bread Vol. 1. p. 52. Iustin Martyr was a profound Philosopher and became a Christian by seeing the constancy of their sufferings whence he gathered they could not endure carnality or vice who could thus easily lay down their lives and being a Christian he wrote divers Apologies in their behalf and prevailed not a little for their good and was at last Martyred soon after Polycarpus in the 4 th Persecution he dyed chearfully and with honour Vol. 1. p. 58.63 64. Iulitta being spoiled of her goods by the Emperours Officer under the 10 th Persecution and complaining to the Emperour that so she might have her goods again the Officer pleaded her to be a Christian and therefore not to have her goods which being proved and owned she was sentenced to lose goods and life whereupon she said Farewel life welcome death farewel riches welcome poverty all that I have were it a thousand times more than it is would I lose rather than speak Blasphemy against God my Creator I yield thee thanks most hearty O God for this great gift of Grace that I can despise this transitory World preferring Christianity above all treasures And whenever she was examined she said She was a Servant of Christ and did detest their Idolatry And as she past to the Fire she exhorted the Women thus O Sisters stick not to travel after true Piety cease to accuse feminine frailty are not we Created of the same Mould with Men and made after Gods Image as well as they God used not Flesh only in Creating Woman to declare her weakness but Bone also in token that she must be strong in the living God all false Gods for saking constant in faith and patient in adversity wax weary of your lives my Sisters led in darkness and love my Christ my God my Redeemer Perswade your selves there is a future state wherein the worshippers of Idols shall be perpetually tormented and the Servants of the high God Crowned eternally With which words she embraced the Fire Vol. 1. p. 122 123. Ierome of Prage a Bohemian burnt 1415. being condemned and to be Crowned with a Paper Mitre painted with red Devils he willingly received it saying He would wear that for Christs sake who wore a Crown of Thorns for him And going to execution he sung Psalms and prayed and after the Fire was kindled he said O Lord God Father Almighty have mercy upon me and be merciful unto mine offences for thou knowest how sincerely I have loved thy truth And so the Fire consumed him whose Ashes as also the Ashes of Iohn Husse were gathered up and cast into the River Rheine Vol. 1. p. 837 838. Ioris of Aschen in Flanders hanged on a Gibbit for the Gospel 1567. being condemned wrote to his Parents he said Comfortable News namely that in all my life I never saw one day so pleasing to me as this is in which the Lord hath counted me worthy to be one of his Champions to suffer for his holy Name for which I give him most humble thanks I do take my last farewel of you till we meet in Heaven be not grieved I pray you but be patient for the affliction which is befallen me is most acceptable to me for which I bless and praise God Additions to Vol. 3. concerning Massacre in Flanders p. 96 97. K K LEonard Keyser of Bavaria was for maintaining Justification by Faith degraded and to be burned who as he went to execution spake and said O Lord Jesus remain with me sustain me and help me and give me force and power And when the wood was fit to be set on fire he cry'd with a loud voice O Jesus I am thine have mercy upon me and save me and so was burned August 16. 1526. Vol. 2. pag. 114 115. Kerby a Suffolk Man being apprehended at Ipswich 1546. was to be condemned and one Mr. Wingfield much perswading him to accept of mercy and not burn he said Ah M. Wingfield be at my burning and you will say There stands a Christian Souldier in the fire for I know that fire water sword and all things are in the hand of God who will suffer no more to be laid upon me than he will give me strength to bear Being condemned he said Praised be Almighty God and at the fire he shew'd himself a Christian and died calling upon God and holding up his Hands Vol. 2. pag. 569. L L LUcius hearing Ptolomeus unjustly condemned by Urbicius in the 4 th Persecution reproved the Judge who said to Lucius Methinks thou art a Christian which being granted by Lucius the Judge forthwith condemned him to be had away to the place of execution whereupon Lucius said I thank you with all my heart that you release me from most wicked Governours and send me to my most good and loving Father who is the King of gods Vol. 1. p. 59.

made him worthy to suffer for his truth In the morning coming to Smithfield where he was burnt he kneeled down at the entrance into it and said I will pay my Vows in thee O Smithfield and then coming to the Stake he kist it saying Shall I disdain to suffer at the Stake seeing my Redeemer did not refuse to suffer on his Cross for me and then he said the 106 107 108. Psalms and was burnt December 18. 1555. His Letters were many and pious comforting the penitent Sinners From 1. Examples of Penitents 2. God can Pardon more than we can sin and will pardon him who with hope of mercy is sorry for his sin 3. God permits his People to see the evil of their sins and to sorrow for it to let them experience his superabounding Grace He brings to Hell that with greater joy he might lift up to Heaven 4. Satan's conflict in you tempting and your strife against sin is an evidence you are the Child of God whom he may unawares cause to fall by sin but he shall never overcome for God doth it but to try your Faith and he beholds your resistance is pleased with it and will never forsake you The Just falls 7 times a day but yet he riseth again 5. Rejoyce therein in that your temptation and sorrow shall add to your glory Pag. 598. In divers Letters he much exhorts to Martyrdom and in one to the Lady Vane he thus writes The World wonders we can be merry in such extreme misery but our God is omnipotent who turns misery into felicity Believe me dear Sister there is no such joy in the World as the People of God have under the Cross I speak by experience therefore believe me and fear nothing that the World can do for when they imprison our Bodies they set at liberty our Souls when they kill us they bring us to Everlasting Life and what greater glory can there be than to be at conformity with Christ which afflictions do work in us Pag. 603. In another he writes to her he saith I that am under the Cross have felt more true joy and consolation in it than ever I did by any benefit that God hath given me in all my life before for the more the World hates the nigher God is unto us and there is no joy but in God Pag. 604. In another to that Lady he writes thus We have cause to be glad of the times of Persecution as to our selves for if we be imprisoned we are blessed if we lose all we have we are blessed a hundred times if we die we are blessed eternally so that in suffering persecution all is full of Blessings Vol. 3. pag. 605. Agnes Potten an Ipswich Woman burnt with Ioan Trunchfield in Q. Mary's dayes They being undressed for the fire with comfortable words of Scripture exhorted People to constancy against Popery and so continuing in the torment of the fire they held up their hands and called on God constantly so long as Life endured Vol. 3. p. 678. Iulius Palmer born at Coventry and Student and Fellow of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford who in King Edward the Sixth's dayes was a great Papist for which he was expelled the Colledge till Queen Mary's time when he was received again to his Fellowship and about 24 years of age by Scriptures and Peter Martyr's Books and Calvin's Institutions God so wrought that he became a zealous Protestant nor would be revoked from it declaring the Pope to be Antichrist whereupon for his safety he left the Colledge and went to Reding to teach a School where in a short time by false pretended Friends he was betray'd and forced to fly And he thinking to receive some Legacy due to him by his Father's Will went to his Mother in this his need and begging her Blessing on his knees she saluted him thus You shall have Christ 's curse and my curse where ever you go To which words of his Mother he said being amazed at the salutation Your curse O Mother you may give me which God knows I have not deserved but God's curse you cannot give me for he hath already blessed me Then she said You went out of God's Blessing into the warm Sun when you went from your Religion for I am sure you believe not as I and your Father and our Fore-fathers believed but art an Heretique and know your Father bequeathed nothing for Heretiques As for money and goods I have none for you faggots I have to burn you more you get not at my hands To whom he answer'd I am no Heretick but do embrace a Religion as old as Christ and his Apostles and though you curse me yet I pray God bless you And so softly spoke to her that she threw after him an old Angel to keep him honest So he went away from his Mother going privately to Reding again to gather up some Money due to him where he was basely betray'd and brought to Examination and was condemned and about one hour before his Execution he comforts himself and two others who suffer'd with him with Christ's Words Mat. 5.10 11 12. and by these sayings Be of good chear in the Lord faint not we shall not end our Lives in the fire but make a change for a better Life yea for coals we shall receive Pearls And in the fire they three lifted up their hands and quietly and chearfully as if feeling no pain they cry'd Lord Jesus strengthen us Lord Jesus assist us Lord Jesus receive our Souls And so called on Iesus till they dyed being burnt at Newbury Iuly 16. 1556. Vol. 3. pag. 733 to 741. One Prest's Wife of Exeter being a Protestant but seeming to be a simple ignorant Woman left her Husband and Children because they were Papists and went up and down to work for her living and being taken and examined she said In the cause of Christ and his truth she must either forsake Christ or her Husband I am content to stick only to Christ my heavenly Spouse and renounce the other whom I left not for Whoredom Theft or the like but because they by their Superstition and Idolatry persecuted me rebuked and troubled me when I would have had them leave their Idolatry The Doctors further talking with her she said You do but trouble my Conscience you will have me follow your doings but I will first lose my life I pray depart She openly reproved and argued against their Idolatry and that they went about to damn Souls by their Doctrine and perswading them to Idolatry She seemed to be a very simple Woman yet could she rehearse many places in Scripture And when she being condemned was desired to ask Pardon because she was an unlearned Woman not able to answer in such high matters she said I am not indeed able to answer in such high matters yet with my death am I content to be a witness of Christ 's Death And being again proffer'd a pardon if she would recant she said Nay