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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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The advise of the bishops for Thomas Becket.
The aduise of the bishops for Thomas Becket.
Thus while the bishops and prelates were in council,1 (advising and deliberating what was to be done) at length it came to voices, every man to say his mind, and to give sentence what were the best way for their Archb. to take. First began Henry bishop of Winchester, who then took part with Becket so much as he durst for fear of the king, who said, he remembered that the said Archb (first being Archdeacon, and then Lord Chancellor, at what time as he was promoted to the church of Canterbury) was discharged from all bands and reckonings of the temporal court, as all the other bishops could not but bear record to the same.
THus while the bishops and prelates were in councell,1 (aduising and deliberating what was to bee done) at length it came to voyces, euery man to say his mynd, and to geue sentence what were the best way for their Archb. to take. First began Henry bishop of Winchester, who thē tooke part with Becket so much as he durst for feare of the king, who sayd, he remembred that the sayd Archb (first beyng Archdeacon, and then Lord Chancellor, at what time as he was promooted to the church of Caunterbury) was discharged from all bandes and reckonings of the temporall court, as all the other bishops could not but beare record to the same.
- 1The verdict of Winchester.The verdite of Winchester.