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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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This letter with other moe after like sort, the pope then wrote to him: animating and comforting him in this quarrel so nearly pertaining to the popes profit. By the occasion whereof, Becket toke no small hart and consolation In so much, that thereof seemeth to me to proceed, all the occasion ye made him so stout & malapert against his prince, as hereafter followeth to be seen by his doings. What the other letters were that the pope wrote unto him, shortly after (when we come to the appellations made to the pope) shall appear God willing. In the mean season (as he sat thus mourning at home) the king hearing of him, & how be denied to set his seal to those sanctions, which he condescended to before, took no little displeasure against him. In so much that he (threatening to him and his, banishment & death) began to call him to reckonings, and to burden him with payments: that all men might understand that the kings mind was sore set against him.1 The Archbishop hereupon (whether more for the love of the pope, or dread of his prince) thought to make an escape out of the realm, and so went about in the night (with two or three with him stealing out of his house) to take the sea privily. Now amongest other the kings ordinances and sanctions, this was one: that none of the prelacy or nobility without the kings licence (or of his justices) should depart out of the realm. So Becket twice attempted the sea, to flee to the see of Rome: but the weather not serving, was driven home again, and his devise for that time frustrated. After his departure began to be known and noised abroad, the kings officers came to Canterbury to season upon his goods in the kings behalf. But as it chanced the night before their coming, Becket being returned and found at home, they did not proceed in their purpose.
Thys letter with other moe after like sort, the pope thē wrote to him: animating and comforting him in this quarrell so neerely pertaining to the popes profite. By the occasion whereof, Becket toke no small hart and consolation In so much, yt thereof seemeth to me to proceed, al the occasiō ye made him so stout & malipart against his prince, as hereafter followeth to be seene by his doynges. What ye other letters were that the pope wrote vnto hym, shortly after (when we come to the appellatiōs made to the pope) shall appeare God willing. In the meane season (as he sat thus mourning at home) the king hearing of hym, & howe be denyed to set hys seale to those sanctions, which he condesceded to before, tooke no little displeasure against him. In so much that he (threatning to him and hys, banishmēt & death) began to call hym to reconinges, and to burden hym with paymentes: that all men might vnderstand that ye kings minde was sore set agaynst him.