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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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left if he so continued (through his stoutness to exasperate the kings displeasure) haply it might redound to no small danger, not only of them which were in jeopardy already: but also of himself to be imprisoned, and the whole Clergy to be endangered. Besides these two bishops, there wet to him other two noble piers of the realm labouring we him to relent & condescend to the kings desire. If not, they should be enforced to use violence, as neither would stand with the kings fame, and much less with his quietness. But yet the stout stomach of the man would not give over. After this, came to him ij. rulers of the temple called Templars: one Richard de Hast: an other Costans de Heverio with their company: lamenting & bewailing their great peril which they declared unto him to hang over his head: yet neither with their tears nor with their kneelinges, would he be removed. At length came the last message from the king, signifying unto him with express words (and also with tears) what he should trust to, if he would not give over to the kings request.
left if he so continued (through his stoutnes to exasperate the kinges displeasure) happely it might redound to no small daunger, not onely of thē which were in ieoperdy already: but also of himselfe to be imprisoned, and the whole Clergy to be indaungered. Besides these two byshops, there wet to hym other two noble pieres of the realme labouring we him to relent & condiscend to the kings desire. If not, they should be inforced to vse violence, as neither would stand with the kinges fame, and much lesse with his quietnes. But yet the stout stomack of the mā would not geue ouer. After this, came to him ij. rulers of the temple called Templars: one Richard de Hast: an other Costans de Heuerio with their company: lamenting & bewayling their great peril which they declared vnto him to hang ouer his head: yet neyther with their teares nor with their kneelinges, would he be remoued. At length came ye last message from the kyng, signifying vnto him with expresse wordes (and also with teares) what he should trust to, if he woulde not geue ouer to the kinges request.
By reason of which message, he (either terrified or else persuaded) was content to submit himself.