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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.
Well said the Bishop, if I may neither have my horse, nor garments with me, then will I walk on foot.1 And so addressed him toward his journey (all the other bishops forsaking him) whereof none would take his part: but if he came to them for their counsel, they said he was wise enough, and needed not their counsel, as who for his prudence knew best what was to be done, as also for his holiness was willing and able to prosecute the same that he did know. As for them, they neither durst nor would stand against the king their Lord: whose favour they could not lack, for the peril that might happen both to themselves and to their kindred. But for him because he was both a stranger, and void of such worldly corruption in him: they willed him to go forward as he had begun, their secrete consent he should have, but their open voice they would not give him.2 Thus Anselmus remaining at Dover 15. days tarrying for wind: at last sped him toward his passage. But his packing being secretly known in the court: the kings officer (William Warlwast) prevented his purpose:3 searching by the kings commandment all his trusses, coffers, satchels, sleeves, purse, napkin and bosom for letters, and for money, and so let him pass. Who sailing into France, first rested a while at Lions, from thence came to Rome to complain to Pope Urbane, according to the tenor and form of a certain Epistle of his, wherein among many other things in the same Epistle contained: these words he writeth to Pope Paschalis, the third year after his banishment, after the death of Urbane, and a little before the death of the king.
Well sayde the Bishop, if I may neyther haue my horse, nor garmentes with me, then will I walke on foote.1 And so addressed him toward his iourney (all the other bishops forsaking him) wherof none would take his part: but if he came to them for their counsaile, they sayd he was wise inough, and needed not their counsaile, as who for his prudence knewe best what was to be done, as also for his holines was willing and able to prosecute the same that he did know. As for them, they neither durst nor wold stand against the king their Lord: whose fauour they could not lacke, for the peril that might happen both to thēselues and to their kinrede. But for him because he was both a stranger, and void of such wordly corruption in him: they willed him to goe forwarde as he had begon, their secrete consent he shoulde haue, but their open voice they woulde not geue him.