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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.
London (to help the matter, and to set quietness as I take it, adding something more to the message) said to the king, that the Archb. craved a little delay of time to prepare such writings and instruments, wherein he should set forth and declare his mind, in accomplishing the kings desire, &c. Wherefore, two barons were sent to him from the king to grant him that respite or stay, so that he would ratify that which the messengers had signified to the king. To the which the Archb. answereth, that he sent no such message as was intimate in his name: but only, that the next day he would come and give answer to the king, in that which he had to say. And so the convocation of the bishops was dissolved, and dismissed home: so that the most part of them that came with the Archb. and accompanied him before, (for fear of the kings displeasure) severed themselves from him.1 The Archb. thus forsaken and destitute (as his story saith) sent about for the poor, the lame, and the halt, to come in and furnish his house, saying, that by them he might sooner obtain his victory, than by the other which had so slipped from him.
London (to helpe the matter, and to set quietnesse as I take it, addyng somethyng more to the message) sayd to the king, that the Archb. craued a litle delay of tyme to prepare such writings and instruments, wherin he should set forth and declare his mynd, in accomplishing the kings desire, &c. Wherfore, two barons were sent to hym from the king to graunt him that respite or stay, so that he would ratifie that which the messengers had signified to the kyng. To the which the Archb. aunswereth, that he sent no such message as was intimate in his name: but only, that the next day he would come and geue aunswer to the king, in that which he had to say. And so the conuocation of the bishops was dissolued, and dismissed home: so that the most part of them that came with the Archb. and accompanied hym before, (for feare of the kings displeasure) seuered thēselues from him.1 The Archb. thus forsaken and destitute (as hys story sayth) sent about for the poore, the lame, and the halt, to come in and furnish his house, saying, that by them he might sooner obtaine his victory, than by the other which had so slipt from him.
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