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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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Yea, and if that I (as God forbid I should) would so much deject my self into such cowardnes: yet my Nobles, yea the whole people of England ⟨p. 193⟩in no case would suffer it.1 Wherefore (dear father) using with your self a better deliberation in the matter, let your gentleness so moderate it self toward us, least ye compel me (which I shall do against my will) to recede and depart utterly from your obedience.
Yea, and if that I (as God forbid I should) would so much deiect my selfe into such cowardnes: yet my Nobles, yea the whole people of England ⟨p. 193⟩in no case would suffer it.1 Wherfore (deare father) vsing with your selfe a better deliberation in the matter, let your gentlenesse so moderate it selfe toward vs, least ye compell me (which I shall doe against my will) to receade and depart vtterly from your obedience.
- 1The •ing is a point to […] the •opes obedience.The •ing is a point to 〈…〉 the •opes obe•ince.
At the same term also be sent an other letter or Epistle to the said Pope, craving of him the pass for Girardus Archb. of York, the form whereof, here also followeth.