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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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An other letter of Anselm for Investing. To the reverend Lord and loving father Paschal high bishop, Anselm servant of Canterbury church, due subjection and continual prayers. After that I returned to my bishopric in England, I showed the Apostolical decree: which I being present, heard in the romish Council. 1. That no man should receive investing of churches of the kings hand, or any lay person, or should become his man for it, and that no man should presume to consecrate him, that did offend herein. when the K. and his nobles, and the bishops themselves and other of the lower degree heard these things:1 they took them so grievously, that they said: they would in no case agree to the thing, and that they would drive me out of the kingdom, and forsake the Romish Church, rather than keep this thing: wherefore reverend father I desire your counsel by your letter. &c.
An other letter of Anselme for Inuesting. To the reuerend Lord and louing father Paschal high bishop, Anselme seruant of Canterbury church, due subiection and continual prayers. AFter that I returned to my bishopricke in Englande, I shewed the Apostolicall decree: which I being present, heard in the romish Councel. 1. That no man should receiue inuesting of churches of the kinges hand, or any lay person, or shoulde become his man for it, and that no man shoulde presume to consecrate him, that did offend herein. when the K. and his nobles, and the bishops themselues and other of the lower degree hearde these things:1 they tooke them so grieuously, that they sayde: they woulde in no case agree to the thing, and that they woulde driue me out of the kingdome, and forsake the Romish Churche, rather than keepe this thing: wherefore reuerende father I desire your counsell by your letter. &c.
- 1K. Henry and his nobles ready to forsake the romish Church.K. Henry and hys nobles ready to forsake the romish• Church.