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Title: Christian heroes and martyrs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: (Foster, William A.) (from old catalog)
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culars have come down to us, but whosenames only have been preserved, with the statement that they wereall condemned for heresy a few days after their arrest. On the 22d of July, 1557, these ten persons were led to the placeof execution. There they were chained to several stakes, and con-sumed in one great fire. It is recorded that they all went to theirdeaths with wonderful courage and resignation, with their last wordscommitting their souls to that blessed Redeemer who was to be theirfinal judge. Martyrdom of the Rev. John Hullier.John Hullier came of a respectable family, and was sent by hisparents, first to Eton college, and afterward to Kings college, Cam-bridge. Here he devoted himself to the study of theology, as he in-tended entering the ministry. After he had graduated, he obtaineda curacy at Babram, a village about three miles from Cambridge. Hehad not been there long before he went to Lynn, where he had somedispute with the authorities. They reported Hulliers sayings to Dr.
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MARTYRDOM OF RICHARD WOODMAN AND OTHERS, AT LEWES, 532 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. Thurlby, bishop of the diocese, who sent for him, and, after a shortexamination, committed him to the castle of Cambridge. A short time after this he was called to appear at St. Marys church,before several doctors both of law and divinity, by whom he wasreproved. His examination being finished, he was ordered to recantwhat they called his erroneous opinions. This he refused utterly todo. Without loss of time he was degraded, condemned, and deliveredover to the sheriff, who immediately seized all his books, papers, andwritings. On the day appointed for Hulliers execution, he was led to thestake outside the town. He called on the spectators to pray for him,and to bear witness that he died for the truth. One of the proctorsof the university, and some of the fellows of Trinity college, weredispleased at his addressing the people, and reproved the mayor forgiving him the liberty to speak. Of this Hullier t

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