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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
If he should haue denied the kyng, that was to hote for him. For the Pope vseth always to hold in with kings howsoeuer the world speedeth. Agayne, if he should haue forsaken such a churchly chaplen (the cause being so sweete and so gainefull) that should haue bene agaynst himselfe: what did he thē?1 Here now commeth in the old practise of popish prelacy, to play with both hands: priuily he cōspireth with the one, and openly dissembleth with the other. First, he granted to the kings ambassadors their request, to haue the Legate remooued, and to place in that office the Archbishop of Yorke, after his owne contentation, and yet notwithstanding (to tender the cause of Tho. Becket) he addeth this promise withall, that the sayd Becket should receiue no harme or damage therby. Thus the Pope craftily conneying the matter betwene them both (glad to further the Archbishop for his owne aduantage, and yet lothe to deny the king for displeasure) writeth to the king openly, and also secretly directeth another letter to Becket: the contents wherof here follow.
- 1The ce•sty dissimulation of the Pope.