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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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And as touching my former histories set sooth in latin and in English, which speak first of the foreman of the quest, then of the kings Attorney to be laboured with some gifts or money: as Cope hath yet proved no untruth in my saying, so less can he find any repugnance or disagreeing in the same. For he that speaketh of bribing, first of one person, and then afterward of another, where both might be bribed together, is not contrary (I think) to himself, but rather doth comprehend that in the one book, which he before leaveth out in the other, and yet no great repugnance either in the one or in the other, seeing that which is said, may be verified in both, as it is no other like but in this matter it was. For how is it otherwise like or possible, but that there must needs be found some privy packing in this matter, seeing after such evidence found and brought in by the Coroners inquest and Jury of 24. chosen persons, after so many marks and tokens of the murder so clear and demonstrable, and laid forth so plain to the eyes of all the world, that no man could deny, or not see the same? yet through the handling of the foresaid Attorney, and of the foreman of the quest, the murderers were borne out, & confessed to be no murderers. If such bolstering out of matters and partiality were then such a rare case in the Realm of England in the time of Cardinal Wolsey, who then under the king, and in the kings name did what he list: then let it seem untrue in my former stories, that I have written. And yet the words of my story which Cope carpeth at so much, be not mine,1 but the words of Ed. Hall his own author. Wherefore if his disposition be so set, that he must needs be a censor of other mens writings, let him expostulate with Hall, and not with me.
And as touching my former historyes set soth in latine and in English, which speake first of the foremanne of the quest, then of the kinges Attorney to be labored with some giftes or mony: as Cope hath yet proued no vntruth in my saying, so lesse can he finde any repugnaunce or disagreeing in the same. For he that speaketh of bribing, first of one person, and then afterward of another, where both might be bribed together, is not contrary (I thinke) to himselfe, but rather doth comprehend that in the one booke, whiche he before leaueth out in the other, and yet no great repugnāce either in the one or in the other, seing yt which is sayd, may be verified in both, as it is no other like but in this matter it was. For how is it otherwise like or possible, but that there must nedes be found some priuy packing in this matter, seeing after such euidence found and brought in by the Crowners inquest and Iury of 24. chosen persons, after so many marks and tokens of the murder so cleare and demonstrable, and layd forth so playne to the eies of all the world, that no manne coulde deny, or not see the same? yet through the handling of the foresayde Attorney, and of the foreman of the quest, the murderers were borne out, & confessed to be no murderers. If such bolstring out of matters and parciality were then suche a rare case in the Realme of England in the time of Cardinal Wolsey, who then vnder the king, and in the kinges name did what he list: then let it seeme vntrue in my former stories, that I haue writtē. And yet the words of my story which Cope carpeth at so much, be not mine,