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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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1The messengers which were sent to the Duke, being at Uerceil, were there detained vj. weeks, and all that while were cruelly handled by the Popish Doctors, and were constrained by force and violence to promise to return to the Mass. Furthermore, they would have constrained them to promise the same in the behalf of the rest, but they would not. After they were presented to the Duke, the Secretary Gastaut took the supplication of the Waldoys out of the messengers hands, and delivered another. After they had presented themselves to the Duke, and asked pardon for bearing of armour, they were constrained also to crave pardon of the Popes Legate: which at the beginning they would in no case do. Now when these messengers were returned, bringing these woeful news, and the people understood that there was a new commandment given out, that they should return to the Mass: also that the Popish preachers were appointed,2 and ready to come unto them, and they commanded to go to fetch them, and entertain them accordingly: there was wonderful lamentation, weeping, and mourning for this great calamity.
1The messengers which were sent to the Duke, being at Uerceil, were there deteined vj. weekes, and all that while were cruelly handled by the Popish Doctours, and were constrayned by force and violence to promise to returne to the Masse. Furthermore, they would haue constrayned them to promise the same in the behalfe of the rest, but they would not. After they were presented to the Duke, the Secretary Gastaut tooke the supplication of the Waldoys out of the messengers hands, and deliuered another. After they had presented themselues to the Duke, and asked pardon for bearing of armour, they were constrayned also to craue pardon of the Popes Legate: which at the bginning they would in no case do. Now when these messengers were returned, bringing these wofull newes, and the people vnderstood that there was a new commaundement geuen out, that they shoulde returne to the Masse: also that the Popish preachers were appointed,2 and ready to come vnto them, and they commanded to go to fetch them, and entertaine them accordingly: there was wonderfull lamentation, weeping, and mourning for this great calamitie.