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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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to obtain of him that the same authority ⟨p. 209⟩of the Apostolic Legacy might be conferred to an other after his appointment, which was the Archbishop of York.1 But the pope denied. Notwithstanding at the request of the kings Clergy, the Pope was content that the king should be Legate himself: whereat the king took great indignation (as Hoveden writeth) so that he sent the Pope his letters again. Here the Pope was perplexed on both sides.
to obtayne of hym that the same authoritie ⟨p. 209⟩of the Apostolike Legacy might be conferd to an other after his appointment, which was the Archbishop of Yorke.1 But the pope denied. Notwithstanding at the request of the kings Clergy, the Pope was content that the king should be Legate hymselfe: whereat the kyng tooke great indignation (as Houeden writeth) so that he sent the Pope hys letters agayne. Here the Pope was perplexed on both sides.
- 1The king to be the Pope, Legate.The kinge to be the Pope, Legate.
If he should have denied the king, that was to hot for him. For the Pope useth always to hold in with kings howsoever the world speedeth. Again, if he should have forsaken such a churchly chaplain (the cause being so sweet and so gainful) that should have been against himself: what did he then?1 Here now cometh in the old practise of popish prelacy, to play with both hands: privily he conspireth with the one, and openly dissembleth with the other. First, he granted to the kings ambassadors their request, to have the Legate removed, and to place in that office the Archbishop of York, after his own contentation, and yet notwithstanding (to tender the cause of Tho. Becket) he addeth this promise withal, that the said Becket should receive no harm or damage thereby. Thus the Pope craftily conveying the matter between them both (glad to further the Archbishop for his own advantage, and yet loth to deny the king for displeasure) writeth to the king openly, and also secretly directeth another letter to Becket: the contents whereof here follow.