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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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Upon this, the Archbishop (understanding the king sore bent against him,1 and the seas not to serve him) made hast to the court, lying then at woodstock. Where the king received him (after a certain manner) but nothing so familiarly as he was wont: taunting him gestingly & merrily, as though one realm were not able to hold them both. Becket (although he was permitted to go and come at his pleasure to the court) yet could not obtain the favour that he would: perceiving both in himself, and confessing no less to other, how the matter would fall out: so that either he should be constrained to give over with shame, or stoutly stand to that which he had so holdly taken in hand. The Archbishop of York in the mean time (going between the king and the Archbish.) laboured to make a peace & love between them, but the King in no case would be reconciled, unless the other would subscribe to his laws. So the while, neither the K. would otherwise agree, nor yet the archb. in any wise would subscribe: there was a foul discord. Where the fault was, let the reader here judge between them both. The K. (for his regal authority thought it much, that any subject of his, should stand against him. The Archb. again (bearing himself bold upon the authority, & especially upon the letters of the P. lately written to him) thought him strong enough against the king & all his realm. Again, such was his quarrel for the maintenance of liberties and glory of the Church, that he could lack no setters on, & favourers in that behalf, in so sweet a cause amongest the clergy. Wherefore the Archb. (trusting to these things) would give no place, but by virtue of his Apostolic authority gave censure upon these laws and constitutions of the king: condemning some, & other some approving for good and catholic, as is before declared. Besides this,2 there came also to the K. Rotrodus Archbishop of Rotomage (sent from the Pope) to make peace between the K. and Canterbury. Whereunto the king was well content, so that the Pope would agree to ratify his ordinances. But when that could in no wise be obtained at the Popes hands: then the king being stopped and frustrate of his purpose by reason of Beckets Apostolic legacy (being Legatus a Latere) thought good to send up to the pope and so did:
Upon this, the Archbishop (vnderstanding the kyng sore bent agaynst hym,1