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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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whereby appeared the great displeasure of the king against him and the clergy. Not long after this, the king removing from London (unknowing to the bishops) sailed over to Normandy, whither the bishop of London called Gilbert (not long after) resorted to crave the Kings favour: & gave him counsel withal to join some of the bishops on his side, least if all were against him, peradventure he might sooner be overthrown. And thus the greatest number of the bishops were by this means reconciled again to the King: only the archbishop with a few other remained in their stoutness still.1 The K. (thinking to try all manner of ways) when he saw no fear not threats could turn him: did assay him with gē illness, it would not serve. Many of the nobles laboured betwixt them both, exhorting him to relent to the King, it would not be. Likewise the archbishop of York with divers other Bishops and abbots (especially the bish. of Chester) did the same. Besides this his own household daily called upon him: but no man could persuade him. At length understā ding (partly by them ye came to him) what danger might happen not only to himself, but to all the other clergy upon the kings displeasure:2 partly considering the old love & kindness of the king towards him in time past, was content to give over to the kings request: & came to Oxford to him, reconciling himself about the addition, which displeased the king so much. Whereupon, the king (being somewhat mitigate) receiveth him with a more cheerful countenance: but yet not all so familiarly as before, saying: that he would have his ordinances and proceedings after the form confirmed in the public audience & open sight of his Bishops and all his Nobles. After this the K. (being at ⟨p. 208⟩Clarendon) there called all his piers and prelates before him: requiring to have that performed which they had promised, in consenting to the observing of his grandfathers ordinances and proceedings. The archbishop suspecting (I cannot tell what) in y• kings promise, drew backward, & now would not that he would before. At last with much a doe he was enforced to give assent. First, came to him the bishop of Salisbury and of Norwich, who (for old matters endangered to the king long before) came weeping & lamenting to the archbishop, desiring him to have some con passion of them, & to remit this pertinacy to the king: