Foxe - The Book of Martyrs

Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
3. That the doctrine of purgatory was more inconsistent and absurd than a fairy tale.
4. That the pope's being infallible was an impossibility, and the pope arrogantly laid
claim to what could belong to God only, as a perfect being.
5. That saying Masses for the dead was ridiculous, and only meant to keep up a belief
in the fable of purgatory, as the fate of all is finally decided, on the departure of
the soul from the body.
6. That praying to saints for the remission of sins is misplacing adoration; as the
saints themselves have occasion for an intercessor in Christ. Therefore, as God
only can pardon our errors, we ought to sue to him alone for pardon.
The priests were so highly offended at M. Rambaut's answers to the articles to which
they would have had him subscribe, that they determined to shake his resolution by the most
cruel method imaginable: they ordered one joint of his finger to be cut off every day until all
his fingers were gone: they then proceeded in the same manner with his toes; afterward they
alternately cut off, daily, a hand and a foot; but finding that he bore his sufferings with the
most admirable patience, increased both in fortitude and resignation, and maintained his faith
with steadfast resolution and unshaken constancy they stabbed him to the heart, and then
gave his body to be devoured by the dogs.
Peter Gabriola, a Protestant gentleman of considerable eminence, being seized by a troop
of soldiers, and refusing to renounce his religion, they hung a great number of little bags of
gunpowder about his body, and then setting fire to them, blew him up.
Anthony, the son of Samuel Catieris, a poor dumb lad who was extremely inoffensive,
was cut to pieces by a party of the troops; and soon after the same ruffians entered the house
of Peter Moniriat, and cut off the legs of the whole family, leaving them to bleed to death,
as they were unable to assist themselves, or to help each other.
Daniel Benech being apprehended, had his nose slit, his ears cut off, and was then
divided into quarters, each quarter being hung upon a tree, and Mary Monino had her jaw
bones broke and was then left to anguish till she was famished.
Mary Pelanchion, a handsome widow, belonging to the town of Vilario, was seized by
a party of the Irish brigades, who having beat her cruelly, and ravished her, dragged her to a
high bridge which crossed the river, and stripped her naked in a most indecent manner, hung
her by the legs to the bridge, with her head downwards towards the water, and then going
into boats, they fired at her until she expired.
Mary Nigrino, and her daughter who was an idiot, were cut to pieces in the woods, and
their bodies left to be devoured by wild beasts: Susanna Bales, a widow of Vilario, was
immured until she perished through hunger; and Susanna Calvio running away from some
soldiers and hiding herself in a barn, they set fire to the straw and burnt her.
Paul Armand was hacked to pieces; a child named Daniel Bertino was burnt; Daniel
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