An Alphabetical Martyrology, Part D 1 – Part E 1
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DOrotheus and Gorgoneus, persons of Dioclesian's Privy Chamber, seeing the sad Torments inflicted on Peter their Houshold Companion, said to Dioclesian, Why, O Emperour, do you punish in Peter that Opinion which is in all of us? Why is this accounted in him an offence, that we all confess we are of that Faith, Religion, and Iudgment that he is of? Wherefore he commanded them to be brought forth, and to be tormented almost with like pains to Peter's, and afterwards to be hanged. Vol. 1. p. 101, 102.
Iohn Diazius, a Spaniard, was murthered 1546. by his Brother Alphonsus Diazius, who hired a Man with an Hatchet to cleave his own Brother's head, as he was reading some Letters, under a pretence sent to him by his Brother, who was by when the fact was done, and forth with fled with the Murtherer: But he being the Popes Lawyer, and procuring his Companion in Rome on purpose to murther his Brother being a Protestant, escaped punishment. Vol. 2. p. 109.
Dennis a French Martyr 1528. burnt at Melda, for saying the Mass is a plain denying of the death of Christ; he was wont to have always in his mouth the words of Christ, He that denyeth me before men, him also will I deny before my Father, and to muse on the same earnestly. He was burnt with a slow fire, and did abide much torment. Vol. 2. p. 128.
Adam Damlip, alias George Bucker, a great Papist, in his Travels at Rome seeing the great profaneness and impiety of that place, where he expected so much goodness, loathed Popery; and at Calice reforming, he preached against it, and was at length sentenced to death. When the News was told him by the Jaylor of the Marshalsee in London on a Saturday night, that on Monday he must for Calice, and suffer there, he did eat his Supper chearfully, insomuch that some asked him how he could do it, being to dye so soon; to whom he said, Ah Masters, do you think that I have been God's Prisoner so long in the Marshalsee, and have not learned to dye? Yes, yes; and I doubt not but God will strengthen me therein. He was at Calice the next Saturday following hanged, drawn, and quartered as a Traytor, in King Henry the Eighth's time. And his greatest Enemy, who at his death said he would not depart till he did see his heart out, (one Sir Ralph Ellerken) was soon after slain amongst others by the French, and his Enemies cutting off his Privy Members, cut his heart out of his body; which cruelty they did to none other of the company, and may be looked on as a just judgment of God on him, who so desired to see Damlip's heart. Vol. 2. p. 564, 565.
Iohn Denley, a Gentleman of Maidstone in Kent, burnt for the Gospel's sake at Uxbridge, August 8. 1555. who in the flames sang a Psalm; whereat Dr. Story caused one to throw a Faggot at him, which hurting his Face did cause him to lay both his hands on it, and to leave singing; whereupon the Doctor said to him that flung the Faggot, You have spoiled a good old Song; but Mr. Denley being yet in the flame put abroad his hands again and sang, yielding up his spirit into the hands of God. Vol. 3. p. 390.
Alice Driver, a Suffolk Woman and a Labourers Wife, persecuted for the Gospel of Christ, said that Quen Mary, for her persecuting the Saints of God, was like Iezebel; for which she had her Ears cut off presently, which she suffered joyfully; and said, she thought her self happy that she was counted worthy to suffer any thing for the Name of Christ. Being examined by several Doctors, she reasoned with them so, and silenced them all. She perceiving which, said, Have ye no more to say? God be thanked you be not able to resist the Spirit of God in a poor weak woman: I was never brought up at the University, but often drave the Plow before my Father; yet, in the defence of Gods Truth, and in the Cause of my Master Christ, by his Grace I will set Foot to Foot against any of you in the maintenance of the same; and if I had a thousand lives, they should all go for the payment of it. She being at Stake, and a Chain put about her Neck to bind her with, she said, Here is a goodly Neck-kerchief, Blessed be God for it. She was burned November 4. 1558. Vol. 3. p. 886, 887, 888.
Iohn Davis, a School-boy of twelve years of age, was, because he had a Bible, and had written some things against the Papists, betrayed by his Aunt, one Mrs. Iohnson, in Worcester, 1546. with whom he lived; and he was imprisoned from August 14. till 7. days before Easter, with Fetters and Bolts; and one perswading him from burning, advised him first to try the Candle, who holding his Finger, and the other holding a Candle under it a good space, he cryed not, felt no pain, nor was his Finger scorched. He was afterwards arraigned, and should have been punished with death, but that King Henry the 8th. dyed, and the Law was thereby out of force. Vol. 3. p. 919, 920.
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EUlalia, a Virgin of Noble Parentage in Eremita, a City in Portugal, of twelve years of age, refusing great Marriages and Dowries, being a Christian, joined her self with Gods Children under the 10th. Persecution; and being kept close by her Parents, lest she should hasten her own death, she by Night stole out and ran to the Judgment Seat, and cryed out, I am a Christian, an Enemy to your devilish Sacrifices; I spurn your Idols all under my Feet, I confess God Omnipotent with heart and mouth: Isis, Apollo, Venus, what are they? Maximinus himself, what is he? The one a thing of nought, because the work of Mens hands; and the other a cast-away, because he worshippeth the same work. Whereat the Judge incens'd, threatned torments, but first perswades her to return and offer Incense; whereat she spits in his Face, spurns abroad with her Feet the Incense; and then was miserably tormented, scratched and cut to the Bones, she singing and praising God, saying, O Lord I will not forget thee! what a pleasure is it, O Christ, for them that remember thy triumphant Victory, to attain to these high dignities? and so she was burned. Vol. 1. p. 120.
Edmund, King of Eastangles, in the Saxon Heptarchy in Brittain, being summoned to submit to Inguar, a Dane, returned an answer, That he, a Christian King, would not, for the love of a temporal life, subject himself to a Pagan Duke, unless he became a Christian first; whereupon he was taken, and fixt to a Stake, and shot to death. Vol. 1. p. 148.