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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thus agreement being made between the king and the bishop, so long as it would hold. It happened the year following, the king with his army entered into Wales to subdue such as there rebelled against him. After the victory gotten, the king returned home again with triumph. To whom Anselm thought to have come,1 to congratulate his prosperous success. But the king prevented him by messengers, laying to the bishops charge both the small number & evil service of his soldiers sent to him at his need. At the hearing hereof, all the hope of Anselm was dashed, who at the same present had thought to have obtained & done many great matters with the king touching the state of the Church. But here all turned contrary to his expectation.2 In so much, that he was charged against the next court of parliament, to make his answer. But he avoided that by appealing to Rome. Wherefore he made his suit and friends to the king for licence to go to the Pope. Unto the which suit, the king answered again, that he should not go, neither was there any cause for him so to do for that both he knew him to be of so sound a life, that he had done no such offence where of he needed to crave absolution at Rome, neither was there any such lack of science & knowledge, that he needed to borrow any counsel there. In so much (saith the king) that I dare say. Pope Urbane, rather hath to give place to the wisdom of Anselm, then Anselm to have need of Urbane. Wherefore as he hath no cause to go, so I charge him to tarry. And if he continue in his stubbornness still,3 I will assuredly season upon his possessions, and convert his Archbishopric unto my coffers: for that he transgresseth and breaketh his fidelity and obeisance, promising before to observe all the customs of my kingdom. Neither is it the fashion in this Realm, that any of my Nobles should go to Rome without my sending. And therefore, let him swear unto me, that he shall neither for any grievance, appeal hereafter to the sea of Rome, or else let him void my realm.
Thus agreement beyng made betwene the kyng and the bishop, so long as it would hold. It happened the yere following, the kyng with his army entred into Wales to subdue such as there rebelled against him. After the victory gotten, the king returned home agayne with triumph. To whom Anselme thought to haue come,