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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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Now, as the first part of this description doth well agree, so some peradventure will look again, that according to the latter part also of the same: my Lord Cardinal with sageness and gravity (after the manner of the old Romans standing up) should have ceased and allayed the disturbance: according to that which followeth in the Poet.
Now, as the first part of this description doth well agree, so some peraduenture will looke agayne, that according to the latter part also of the same: my Lord Cardinall with sagenesse and grauitie (after the maner of the olde Romaynes standyng vp) should haue ceased and aleyed the disturbaunce: according to that whiche followeth in the Poete.
Tum pietate gravem meritis si fortè virum quem Conspexêre, silent, arrectifque, auribus astant: Ille regit mentes dictis, & pectora mulcet. &c.
Tum pietate grauem meritis si fortè virum quem Conspexêre, silent, arrectifque, auribus astant: Ille regit mentes dictis, & pectora mulcet. &c.
But what did the noble Romaine Cardinal: Like a pretty man of his hands (but a prettier man of his feet) standing up in the midst, & seeing the house in such a broil, committed himself to flight, and (as Hovedenus writeth) abscondit see a facie illorum. The next day after, the Archbishop of York bringeth to the Cardinal his Rochet, to bear witness what injury and violence he had sustained: appealing and citing up the Archbishop of Canterbury with certain of his men, to the Bishop of Rome. And thus the holy council (the same day it was begun) brake up and was dissolved.
But what did the noble Romaine Cardinall: Like a pretty man of hys handes (but a pretier man of hys seete) standing vp in the midst, & seing the house in such a broyle, committed himselfe to flight, and (as Houedenus writeth) abscondit se a facie illorum. The next day after, the Archbishop of Yorke bringeth to the Cardinall his Rochet, to beare witnes what iniury and violence he had sustayned: appealing and citing vp the Archbishop of Caunterbury with certayne of hys men, to the Bishop of Rome. And thus the holy counsell (the same day it was begon) brake vp and was dissolued.