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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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both the regiments together, (of the temporality & spirituality) might quietly have flourished one with the other in much peace and concord: both under a prince so worthy, and a pastor so virtuous. Wherefore (the case so standing as it doeth) our message hither, and our supplication to your vigilant prudence is, that (through your favour & wisdom) the neck of this dissension may be broken: and that reformation of unity and love (by some good means) may be sought.
both the regiments together, (of the temporaltie & spiritualtie) might quietly haue flourished one with the other in much peace and concorde: both vnder a prince so worthy, and a pastor so vertuous. Wherfore (the case so standing as it doeth) our message hether, and our supplication to your vigilant prudence is, that (through your fauour & wisedom) the necke of this dissention may be broken: and that reformation of vnitie and loue (by some good meanes) may be sought.
¶ This oration of his, although it was liked of them for the softness and moderation thereof: yet it could not so persuade the Romish Bishop to condescend to their suit and request. Which suit was, to have two legates or arbiters to be sent from his Popish side into England,1 to examine and take up the controversy between the king and the Archbishop. But the pope incensed (as is said before) would not grant to their petition: forasmuch as it should be (sayeth he) prejudicial, and tending to the oppression of the archbishop to grant unto it, he being not present. And therefore he willed them to tarry his coming up, otherwise (he being absent) he would not (he said in any case) proceed against him. But they (alleging again their time to be expired appointed them of the king, having besides other lets and causes as they alleged) said that they could not there wait for the coming of Becket: but returned back (their cause frustrated) without the Popes blessing to the king.2 Within iiij. days after, Becket cometh to the Popes court, where he prostrating himself at his feet, brought out of his bosom a scroll containing the customs and ordinances of the king, afore mentioned fol. 207. The Pope receiving the foresaid scroll, and reading it in the open hearing of his Cardinals, condemned and cursed the most part of the said decrees of the King, which he called consuetudines avitas,