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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.
¶ The talk between the French king, the king of England, and Becket.
¶ The talke betweene the French king, the king of England, and Becket.
After the Cardinals were returned: the French king seeing the king of England disquieted and solicitous to have peace (or at least wise pretending to set agreement between them) brought the matter to a communication among them. In which communication the French king made himself as umpire between them. The King of England hearing that the Archb. would commit himself to his arbitrement, was y• more willing to admit his presence. Whereupon, many being there present, the Archb. prostrating himself at the Kings feet, declared unto him kneeling upon his knees that he would commit the whole cause (whereof the dissension rose between them) unto his own arbitrement:1 adding thereto (as he did before) Saluo honore Dei, that is, saving the honour of God. The king, who (as is said before) being greatly offended at this word: hearing & seeing the stiffness of the man sticking so much to this word Saluo honore. &c. was highly therewith displeased: Rebuking him with many grievous words as a man proud and stubborn,2 and also charging him with sundry & great benefits bestowed upon him, as a person unkind & forgetting what he had so gently done and bestowed upon him.
After the Cardinals were returned: the French king seeing the king of England disquieted and solicitous to haue peace (or at least wise pretending to set agreemet betweene them) brought the matter to a communication among them. In which communication the French king made himselfe as umpeare betweene them. The King of England hearing that the Archb. would commit himselfe to his arbitrement, was y more willing to admit his presence. Whereupon, many being there present, the Archb. prostrating himselfe at the Kings feete, declared vnto him kneeling vpon his knees that he would cōmit the whole cause (whereof the dissention rose betwene them) vnto his owne arbitrement: