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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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As the Archbishop was thus cited up to Rome (sitting with his cross waiting in the Court, neither giving place to the kings request, nor abashed with the clamour of the whole court against him calling him traitor on every side, neither following the advertisement of his fellow Bishops) at length the king by certain Earls and Barons sent commandment to him, (Robert Earl of Leicester doing the message) that he should without delay come & render a full account of all things that he had received,1 as the profits and revenues of the Realm, in the time he was Chancellor: and especially for the 30000. Marks, for the which he was accountable to the king.2 To whom the archbishop answereth again: the king knew, how oft he had made his reckoning of those things which now were required of him. Farther and besides, Henry his son and heir of his realm, with all his Barons, and also Richard Lucy chief Justice of England, told him: that he was free and quit to God and to holy Church, from all receipts and computations, and from all secular exactions on the kings behalf. And so he taking thus his discharge at their hands, entered into his office, and therefore other account besides this he would make none. When this word was brought to the king,3 he required his Barons to do the law upon him. Who so doing, judged him to be apprehended, & laid in prison. This done, the king sendeth to him Reginald Earle of Cornwall & Devonshire, and Robert Earle of Leicester, to declare to him what was his judgement. To whom the Archbishop answereth: hear (my son & good Earl) what I say unto you: how much more precious the soul is more then the body, so much more ought you to obey me in the lord, rather then your terrene king. Neither doth any law or reason permit the children to judge or con damn their father.4 Wherefore, to avoid both the judgement of the king, of you, and all other: I put my self only to the arbitrement of the Pope, under God alone to be judged of him, and of no other. To whose presence here before you all, I do appeal: committing the ordering of the Church of Cant. (my dignity, with all other things appertaining to the same) under the protection of God and him.