Fox's Book of Martyrs: Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant; Deaths of the Primitive Protestant MartyrsFoxe, John
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Fox's Book of Martyrs: Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant; Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs
Foxe, John
Church history; Martyrs; Persecution
Seven persons, viz. Daniel Seleagio and his wife, Giovanni Durant,
Lodwich Durant, Bartholomew Durant, Daniel Revel, and Paul Reynaud, had
their mouths stuffed with gunpowder, which being set fire to, their
heads were blown to pieces.
Jacob Birone, a schoolmaster of Rorata, for refusing to change his
religion, was stripped quite naked; and after having been very
indecently exposed, had the nails of his toes and fingers torn off with
red-hot pincers, and holes bored through his hands with the point of a
dagger. He then had a cord tied round his middle, and was led through
the streets with a soldier on each side of him. At every turning the
soldier on his right hand side cut a gash in his flesh, and the soldier
on his left hand side struck him with a bludgeon, both saying, at the
same instant, Will you go to mass? will you go to mass? He still replied
in the negative to these interrogatories, and being at length taken to
the bridge, they cut off his head on the balustrades, and threw both
that and his body into the river.
Paul Garnier, a very pious protestant, had his eyes put out, was then
flayed alive, and being divided into four parts, his quarters were
placed on four of the principal houses of Lucerne. He bore all his
sufferings with the most exemplary patience, praised God as long as he
could speak, and plainly evinced, what confidence and resignation a good
conscience can inspire.
Daniel Cardon, of Rocappiata, being apprehended by some soldiers, they
cut his head off, and having fried his brains, ate them. Two poor old
blind women, of St. Giovanni, were burnt alive; and a widow of La Torre,
with her daughter, were driven into the river, and there stoned to
death.
Paul Giles, on attempting to run away from some soldiers, was shot in
the neck: they then slit his nose, sliced his chin, stabbed him, and
gave his carcase to the dogs.
Some of the Irish troops having taken eleven men of Garcigliana
prisoners, they made a furnace red hot, and forced them to push each
other in till they came to the last man, whom they pushed in themselves.
Michael Gonet, a man of 90, was burnt to death; Baptista Oudri, another
old man, was stabbed; and Bartholomew Frasche had holes made in his
heels, through which ropes being put, he was dragged by them to the
jail, where his wounds mortified and killed him.
Magdalene de la Piere being pursued by some of the soldiers, and taken,
was thrown down a precipice, and dashed to pieces. Margaret Revella, and
Mary Pravillerin, two very old women, were burnt alive; and Michael
Bellino, with Ann Bochardno, were beheaded.
The son and daughter of a counsellor of Giovanni were rolled down a
steep hill together, and suffered to perish in a deep pit at the bottom.
A tradesman's family, viz: himself, his wife, and an infant in her arms,
were cast from a rock, and dashed to pieces; and Joseph Chairet, and
Paul Carniero, were flayed alive.
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