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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.
Besides these letters of the Archbishop sent to the king, the Pope also in the same cause writeth to the king, beginning after this sort: Alexander Papa ad Henricum regé. Et naturali ratione, & forma juris dictante, providentiam tuam credimus, edoctam fuisse, quòd quanto quis ab aliquo maiora suscepisse dignoscitur, tanto ei obnoxior & magis obligatus tenetur. &c. The whole tenor of the letter as […] wrote it to the king I would here express, but for treating of the time & straightness of room, having so many things else in this story (by the grace of Christ) to be comprehended. But the letter tendeth to this effect: to exhort and charge the king to show favour to Thomas Becket. Where, in the process of the Epistle, it followeth in these words: Ea propter severitatem tuam per Apostolica scripta rogamus, monemus, & exhortamur in domino: nec non in remessionem peccatorum ex parte dei omnipotentis, & beati Petri principis Apostolorum antoritate nostra iniungimus, ut memoratum Archiepiscopum pro deo & ecclesia sua & honore tuo, nec non & totius regni tui in gratiam & favorem tuum recipias. &c. That is: therefore we desire you, monish and exhort your honour by these our Apostolical writings, and also enjoin you upon the remission of your sins, in the behalf of almighty God, and of S. Peter Prince of the Apostles, by our authority, that you will receive again the foresaid Archb. into your favour and grace, for the honour of God, his Church, and of your own Realm, &c. Thus you heard the Popes entreating letter: now here is an other letter sent unto the foresaid king, wherein he doth menace him, as in the tenor thereof here followeth.
Besides these letters of the Archbyshoppe sent to the king, the Pope also in the same cause wryteth to the king, beginning after this sort: Alexander Papa ad Henricum regé. Et naturali ratione, & forma iuris dictante, prouidentiam tuam credimus, edoctam fuisse, quòd quanto quis ab aliquo maiora suscepisse dignoscitur, tanto ei obnoxior & magis obligatus tenetur. &c. The whole tenour of the letter as 〈…〉 wrote it to the king I would heere expresse, but for treating of the time & straightnesse of rowme, hauing so many things els in this storie (by the grace of Christ) to be comprehended. But the letter tendeth to this effect: to exhort and charge the king to shew fauour to Thomas Becket. Where, in the processe of the Epistle, it followeth in these wordes: Ea propter seueritatem tuam per Apostolica scripta rogamus, monemus, & exhortamur in domino: nec non in remessionem peccatorum ex parte dei omnipotentis, & beati Petri principis Apostolorum antoritate nostra iniungimus, vt memoratum Archiepiscopum pro deo & ecclesia sua & honore tuo, nec non & totius regni tui in gratiam & fauorem tuum recipias. &c. That is: therfore we desire you, monish and exhort your honor by these our Apostolical wrytings, and also enioyne you vpō the remission of your sinnes, in the behalfe of almighty God, and of S. Peter Prince of the Apostles, by our authoritie, that you will receiue againe the foresayde Archb. into your fauour and grace, for the honour of God, his Church, and of your owne Realme, &c. Thus you heard the Popes intreating letter: nowe here is an other letter sent vnto the foresaid king, wherein he doth manace him, as in the tenor thereof here followeth.