A67926:1794
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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At this time the Cardinal gave the King the lease of the Manor of Hampton Court,1 which he had of the Lord of S. Johns, and on which he had done great cost. Therefore the King again of his gentle nature, licensed him to lie in his Manor of Richmond, & so he lay there certain times. But when the common people, and specially such as were King Henry the vij. servants, saw the Cardinal keep house in the royal Manor of Richmond, which K. Henry the vij. so much esteemed, it was a marvel to here, how they grudged, saying: See a butchers dog lie in the Manor of Richmond. These with many other opprobrious words, were spoken against the Cardinal, whose pride was so high, that he regarded nothing: yet was he hated of all men.
At this tyme the Cardinall gaue the King the lease of the Manour of Hampton Court,1 which he had of the Lord of S. Iohns, and on which he had done great coste. Therfore ye King again of his gētle nature, licenced him to lie in his Manour of Richmond, & so he lay there certain times. But when the common people, and specially such as were King Henry the vij. seruantes, sawe the Cardinall keepe house in the royall Manour of Richmond, which K. Henry the vij. so much esteemed, it was a maruaile to here, how they grudged, saieng: See a butchers dogge lie in the Manour of Richmond. These with many other opprobrious wordes, were spoken agaynst the Cardinall, whose pride was so hygh, that he regarded nothyng: yet was he hated of all men.
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And now to express some part of the […] practises and busy intermedlynges of this Cardinal in Princes wars, first here is to be noted,1 that after long wars between England & France. 1524. (in the which wars, king Henry taking the Emperors part against Fraū ces the French king, had waged with his money, the Duke of Bourbon, and a great part of the Emperors army, to invade and disturb certain parts of France) it happened that the French king coming with his army toward Milan, at the siege of Pavia, was there taken by the Duke of Bourbon, & Viceroy of Naples,