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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.
And as for you my brethren & fellow Bishops (which rather obey man,1 then god) you also I call and cite to the audience and judgement of the pope, and depart hence forth from you, as from the enemies of the Catholic Church, and of the authority of Apostolic see.
And as for you my brethren & fellow Byshops (which rather obey man,1 then god) you also I call and cite to the audience and iudgement of the pope, and depart hence foorth from you, as from the ennemies of the Catholike Church, and of the authoritie of Apostolike see.
- 1Becket thinketh not sufficient the protection of God without the pope.
While the Barons returned with this answer to the king, the Archbishop passing through the throng, taketh to him his Palfrey (holding his Cross in one hand, and his bridle in the other) the courtiers following after and crying: traitor,1 traitor, tarry & hear thy judgement. But he passed on till he came to the uttermost gate of the Court, which being fast locked there had ben staid, had not one of his servants, called Peter (surnamed Demunctorio) finding there a bunch of keys hanging by: first proved one key, then an other (till at last finding the true key) had opened the gate, and let him out. The archbishop went straight to the house of Canons, where he did lie, calling unto him the poor, where they could be found. When supper was done, making as though he would go to bed (which he caused to be made betwixt two altars) privily while the king was at supper, prepareth his journey secretly to escape away: and changing his garment and his name (being called Derman) first went to Lincoln,2