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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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Then the Archbishop of Arles, not forgetting his Spanish subtleties and policies, gave his advise, as followeth. Against the nobility we must (said he) take heed that we attempt nothing rashly: but rather, we must seek all the means we can, how to please them, for they are our shield, our fortress and defence. And albeit we know that many of them do both speak & think evil of us, and that they are of these new gospellers, yet may we not reprove them to exasperate them in any case: but seeing they are too much bent against us already, we must rather seek how to win them, and to make them our friends again, by gifts and presents: and by this policy, we shall live in safety under their protection. But if we enterprise any thing against them, sure we are to gain nothing thereby, as we are by experience already sufficiently taught.
Then the Archbishop of Arles, not forgetting his Spanish subtilties and pollicies, gaue his aduise, as foloweth. Against the nobilitie we must (sayde he) take heede that we attempt nothing rashly: but rather, we must seeke all the meanes we cā, how to please them, for they are our shield, our fortresse and defence. And albeit we knowe that many of them doe both speake & thinke euill of vs, and that they are of these new gospellers, yet may we not reprooue them to exasperate them in any case: but seeing they are too much bent against vs already, we must rather seeke how to win them, and to make them our frendes againe, by giftes and presents: and by this pollicie, we shall liue in safetie vnder their protection. But if wee enterprise any thing againste them, sure we are to gaine nothing thereby, as we are by experience already sufficiently taught.
It is well said, saith the Bishop of Aix: but I can show you a good remedy for this disease.1 We must go about withal our endeavour, power, and policy, and all the friends we can make, sparing no charges, but spending goods, wealth and treasure, to make such a slaughter of the Merindolians, and rustical peasants, that none shall be so bold hereafter, what soever they be, yea although they be of the blood royal, once to open their mouths against us, or the Ecclesiastical state. And to bring this matter to pass, we have no better way, then to withdraw our selves to Avignon, in the which City we shall find many Bishops, Abbots, and other famous men, which will with us,