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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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When all things were ready, Campeius passed the Seas & landed at Dover, and so kept forth his journey toward London. At every good town as they passed, he was received with procession, accompanied with all the Lords & Gentlemen of Kent. And when he came to black Heath,1 there met him the Duke of Norfolk, with a great number of Prelates, Knights, and Gentlemen, all richly apparelled, & in the way he was brought into a rich tent of cloth of gold, where he shifted himself into a Cardinals robe, furred with Ermines, and so took his Mule riding toward London. Now mark the great humility in this Church of the Pope, and compare the same with the other Church of the Martyrs, and see which of them is more Gospel like.
When all things were ready, Campeius passed ye Seas & landed at Douer, and so kept forth his iourney towarde London. At euery good towne as they passed, he was receaued with procession, accompanied with all the Lords & Gentlemen of Kent. And when he came to blacke Heath,1 there met him the Duke of Northfolke, with a great number of Prelates, Knightes, and Gentlemen, all richly apparelled, & in ye way he was brought into a rich tent of cloth of gold, where he shifted hymselfe into a Cardinals robe, furred with Ermines, and so tooke his Mule ryding toward Lōdō. Now marke ye great humilitie in this Church of the Pope, and cōpare the same with the other Church of the Martyrs, and see which of them is more Gospell like.
- 1The receiving of the Popes Legate into England.The receauing of the Popes Legate into England.
This Campeius had eight Mules of his own, laden with divers fardels and other preparation.1 The Cardinal of York, thinking them not sufficient for his estate, the night before he came to London, sent him xij. mules more, with empty coffers covered with red, to furnish his carriage withal. The next day, these xx. mules were led through the City, as though they had been laden with treasures, apparel, and other necessaries, to the great admiration of all men, that they should receive a Legate as it were a God, with such and so great treasure, and riches. For so the common people doth always judge and esteem, the majesty of the Clergy, by no other thing then by their outward shows and pomp: but in the middest of this great admiration, there happened a ridiculous spectacle, to the great derision of their pride & ambition. For as the Mules passed through Cheap side, and the people were pressing about them, to behold and gaze (as the manner is) it happened that one of the Mules breaking his collar that he was led in, ran upon the other Mules, whereby it happened,