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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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E Emperor, and my most magnificent Lord, and you most excellent Princes, and my most clement Lords, I appear before you here at the hour prescribed unto ⟨image 30⟩me yesterday: yielding the obedience that I owe, humbly beseeching, for Goods mercy your most renowned Majesty, and your Graces and Honours will minister unto me this courtesy, to attend this cause benignly, which is the cause (as I trust) of Justice and Verity.
E Emperour, and my most magnificent Lord, and you most excellent Princes, and my most clement Lordes, I appeare before you here at the houre prescribed vnto ⟨image 30⟩me yesterday: yelding the obedience that I owe, humblye beseechinge, for Goodes mercye your most renoumed Maiestye, and your Graces and Honours wyll minister vnto me this curtesye, to attende thys cause benignelye, whyche is the cause (as I trust) of Iustice and Veritye.
And if by ignorance I have not given unto every of you your just titles, or if I have not observed the ceremonies and countenances of the Court, offending against them: it may please you to pardon me of your benignities. As one that only hath frequented Cloisters, and not courtly civilities. Neither can I give other testimony of my self, but that I have instructed and written in such simplicity of mind, as only I have esteemed the glory of God, and the institution of the faithful Christians in all sincerity of doctrine.
And yf by ignoraunce I haue not geuen vnto euery of you your iust titles, or if I haue not obserued the ceremonies and countenances of the Court, offendyng agaynste them: it maye please ye to pardon me of your benignities. As one that onelye hath frequented Cloisters, and not courtly ciuilities. Neyther can I geue other testimony of my selfe, but that I haue instructed and written in such simplicity of mynde, as onely I haue esteemed the glory of God, and the institution of the faythful Christians in all sincerity of doctrine.