John Foxe
1516–1587
English martyrologist whose Book of Martyrs shaped Protestant memory of the Marian persecutions more than any other book.
In his own words
Her friends, and a great many women of the place, drank with her, for which most of them afterward were enjoined penance. When chained to the stake, her countenance was cheerful, and the roses of her cheeks were not abated. Her hands were extended towards heaven till the fire rendered them powerless, when her soul was received into the arms of the Creator. The duration of her agony was but short, as the under-sheriff, at the request of her friends, had prepared such excellent fuel that she was in a few minutes overwhelmed with smoke and flame. The case of this lady drew a tear of pity from every one who had a heart not callous to humanity. Executions at Islington. About the 17th of Sept. suffered at Islington the following four professors of Christ: Ralph Allerton, James Austoo, Margery Austoo, and Richard Roth. James Austoo and his wife, of St. Allhallows, Barking, London, were sentenced for not believing in the presence.
Quoted verbatim from the library, as an answer would quote it.
What we hold of him
Actes and Monuments (Foxe's Book of Martyrs)
Classic
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