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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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¶ To his reverend Lord Henry king of England, Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury, faithful service with prayers. Epist. 224. Although ye understand by William1 Warlwast what we have done at Rome: yet I shall shortly show you that belongeth to me. When I came to Rome, I declared the cause wherefore I came to the Lord Pope. He answered that he would not swerve from the statutes of his predecessors. Furthermore, he commanded me that I should have no fellowship with them that received inuestings of Churches at your hands after the knowledge of this prohibition, except they would do penance and forsake that they had received, without hope of recovery, nor that they should not communicate with the other Bishops that had consecrated such men, except they would present them selves to the judgement of the Apostolic sea. The foresaid William can be a witness of all these things if he will. This William when we departed a sunder (reckoning up in your behalf the love and liberality which ye have had always towards me) warned me as your Archbishop, that I should show my self such a one; that if I would come into England, that I might be with you as my predecessor was with your Father: and ye might entreat me with the same honour and liberality, that your father entreated my predecessor. By which words I understand, ⟨p. 194⟩that except I would show my self such a one, you would not have me come into England. For your love & liberality I thank you: but that I should be with you as my predecessor was with your father, I cannot do it. For I dare not do homage to you, nor dare communicate with them that take inuestings of Churches at your hands: 2because of the foresaid inhibition made, I my self hearing it. Wherefore I desire you to send me your pleasure herein (if it please you) whether I may return into England (as I said) with your peace and power of mine office.
¶ To his reuerend Lord Henry king of England, Anselme Archbishop of Canterburie, faithful seruice with prayers. Epist. 224. Although ye vnderstand by William1 Warlwast what we haue done at Rome: oyet I shall shortly shewe you that belongeth to me. When I came to Rome, I declared the cause wherefore I came to the Lorde Pope. He answered that he woulde not swarue from the statutes of his predecessours. Furthermore, he commanded me that I should haue no fellowship with them that receiued inuestings of Churches at your hands after the knowledge of this prohibition, except they woulde doe penaunce and forsake that they had receiued, without hope of recouerie, nor that they shuld not communicate with the other Byshoppes that had consecrated suche menne, except they woulde present them selues to the iudgement of the Apostolike sea. The foresayde William can be a witnesse of all these things if he will. This William when we departed a sonder (reconing vp in your behalfe the loue and liberalitie which yee haue had alwayes towardes me) warned mee as your Archbyshoppe, that I shoulde shewe my selfe such a one; that if I would come into Englande, that I might be wyth you as my predecessoure was wyth your Father: and ye might entreate mee wyth the same honoure and liberalitie, that youre father entreated my predecessor. By which wordes I vnderstand,