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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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And that ye shall not fail so to do, I here appeal to our mother (the refuge of all such as be oppressed) the church of Rome: and if any secular men shall lay hands upon me (as it is rumoured they will) I straightly enjoin and charge you in the same virtue of obedience, that you exercise your censure ecclesiastical upon them, as it becometh you to do for a father & an Archbishop. And this I do you to understand: that though the world rage, & the enemy be fierce, and the body trembleth (for the flesh is weak) yet God so favouring me, I will neither cowardly shrink, nor vilely forsake my flock committed to my charge, &c.
And that yee shal not faile so to do, I here appeale to our mother (the refuge of all such as be oppressed) the church of Rome: and if any secular men shall lay hands vpon me (as it is rumord they will) I straightly enioyne and charge you in the same vertue of obedience, that you exercise your cēsure ecclesiastical vpon them, as it becommeth you to doe for a father & an Archbishop. And this I doe you to vnderstande: that though the world rage, & the enemy be fierce, and the body trembleth (for the flesh is weake) yet God so fauoring me, I will neither cowardly shrinke, nor vily forsake my flock committed to my charge, &c.
But the bishop of London, contrary to this commandment of the archbishop: did incontinent appeal from him. And thus the bishops departed from him to the court,1 save only two (Henry Winchester and Joceline of Salisbury, who returned with him secretly to his chamber and comforted him. This done, the Archbishop (which yesterday was so sore sick that he could not stir out of his bed) now addresseth him to his mass of S. Steven with all solemnity, as though it had been an hie festival day, with his Metropolitan Pall, which was not used but upon the holy day to be worn, &c. The office of his mass began, Sederunt principes, & aduersum me loquebantur: that is, Princes sate and spake against me,2 &c. (the kings servants being also there and beholding the matter). For this mass, Gilbert bishop of London accused Becket afterward, both for that it was done per artem magicam, & in contemptum regis (as the words of Hoveden purport) that is, both by art, magic, and in contempt of the king, &c.