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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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Alanus, Herbertus, and certain other of his Chaplains that committed to story the doings of Becket, do record (whether truly or no I cannot say) that the French king sending for him as one much sorrowing and lamenting the words that he had spoken: at the coming of Becket did prostrate himself at his feet: confessing his fault in giving counsel to him in such a cause (pertaining to the honour of God) to relent therein & to yield to the pleasure of man: wherefore declaring his repentance, he desired to be absolved thereof. So that after this, the French king and Becket were great friends together: in so much, that king Henry sending to the king to entreat him, and desire him that he would not support nor maintain his enemy within his Realm: the French king utterly denied the kings request, taking part rather with the Archbishop then with him.
Alanus, Herbertus, and certayne other of his Chaplaines that committed to story the doynges of Becket, doe record (whether truely or no I cannot say) that the French king sending for him as one much sorrowing and lamenting the wordes that he had spoken: at the cōming of Becket did prostrate hymselfe at his feete: confessing his fault in geuing counsel to him in such a cause (pertayning to the honor of God) to relent therein & to yeld to the pleasure of mā: wherfore declaring his repentance, he desired to be absolued thereof. So that after this, the French king and Becket were great frendes together: in so much, that kyng Henry sending to the king to entreate him, and desire him that he would not support nor maintayn his enemy within his Realme: the French king vtterly denyed the kinges requeste, taking part rather with the Archbishop then with him.
Besides these quarrels and grudges betwixt the king and the Archbishop above mentioned: there followed yet moreover an other, which was this. Shortly after this communication recited between the king and Becket: the K. of England returning again from Normandy to England (which was the year of our Lord, 1170. and the 16. year of his reign) about Midsummer,1 kept his court of Parliament at Westminster, In the which Parliament he (through the assent both of the Clergy, and the Lords temporal) caused his son Henry to be crowned king. Which coronation, was done by the hands of Robert Archb. of York with the assistance of other bishops ministering to the same, as Gilb. of London, Goceline of Salisbury, Hugo of Duresme and Gualter of Rochester. By reason whereof Becket of Cant. being there neither mentioned nor called for, took no little displeasure: and so did Lodovike the French king, hearing that Margaret his daughter was not also crowned with her husband. Whereupon he gathering a great army forthwith marched into Normandy. But the matter was soon compassed by the king of England, who sending his son to him in Normandy, entreated there and concluded peace with him: promising that his son should be crowned again, & then his daughter to be crowned also. But the Archb. not ceasing his displeasure and emulation, sent unto the Pope complaining of these four bishops, especially of the Archb. of York, who durst be so bold in his absence & without his knowledge or his licence, to intermeddle to crown the king, being a matter proper and peculiar to his jurisdiction.