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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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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 from thence to Sandwich, where he took ship, and sailed into Flanders: and from thence journeyed to France, as Hovedenus saith. All be it Alanus differing something in the order of his flight, saith: that he departed not that night, but at supper time came to him the bishop of London,3 & Chichester (declaring to him) that if he would surrender up to the king his two manners of Oxford & wyngecham, there were hope to recover the kings favour, & to have all remitted. But when the Archbishop would not agree thereunto (forasmuch as those manners were belonging to the Church of Canterbury) the king hearing thereof, great displeasure was taken: In so much that the next day, Becket was fain to send to the king two bishops and his chaplain, for leave to depart the realm. To the which message the king answered, that he would take a pause thereof till the next day, & then he should have an answer. But Becket not tarrying his answer, the same day conveyed himself away secretly (as is aforesaid) to Ludovicus the French king. But before he came to the king, Gilbert the bishop of London, & William the earl of Arundel (sent from the king of England to France) prevented him: requiring of the said French king (in the behalf of the king of England) that he would not receive nor retain in his dominion the archb. of Canterbury.