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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
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Thus the council breaking up, the Pope returning again to Rome, directeth down his letters to the King, commanding him that Anselm with all his partakers (in speedy wise) should be revested again into his archbishopric,1 and all other possessions thereunto appertaining. To this the king sendeth answer again by messengers, who coming to the Pope, declared in the kings behalf on this wife. That the King their master did not a little marvel, what came in his mind to command Anselm to be revested and released again into his former Archbishopric,2 seeing he told him before plainly, that if he went out of England without his leave, he would so do unto him. Well saith the Pope, have ye no other matter against Anselmus but only this? No, quod they. And have ye taken all this travel (saith the Pope) to come hither so far to tell me this, that the Primate of your country is therefore seized and dispossessed, because he hath appealed to the sea and judgement Apostolical? Therefore if thou lovest thy Lord speed thee home and tell him, if he will not be excommoned, that he quickly revest Anselm again, to all the he had before. And least I make thee to be hanged for thy labour, look to thy term, and see that thou bring me answer again from him into this city,3 against the next coū cel the third week after Easter. The messenger or speaker being somewhat astonied at the hearing of this so ragicall answer: thinking yet to work something for his King & master: came secretly to the Pope, saying that he would confer a certain mystery from his king privately with his holiness between them two. What mystery that was or what there passed from the king to the Pope & the court of Rome,4 mine author doth not show. But so cunningly the mystery was handled: that with a full consent both of the Pope and all the court of Rome, a longer day was given (from Easter to Michaelmas) and the popes choleric heat so assuaged: that when the council came (which then was holden in S. Peters Church in Rome) albeit great complaints were then denounced against the King:5 yet such favour was found, that he toke no harm. Only the sentence of excommunication was there pronounced against such lay persons as gave inuesture of Churches, and them that were so invested.