A67926:1810
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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This Cardinal passing the Seas with the foresaid sums of money, departed out of Calais, accompanied with Cuthbert Tunstall Bishop of London, the Lord Sands the Kings Chamberlain, the Earle of Darby, Sir Henry Guilford, and Sir Thomas Moore, with many other Knights and Squires, to the number of xij. hundred horse, having in his carriage lxxx. wagons, and threescore Mules and sumpter horses.
This Cardinall passing the Seas with the foresayde summes of money, departed out of Callis, accompanyed with Cuthbert Tunstall Byshop of London, the Lorde Sandes the Kings Chamberlaine, the Earle of Darby, Syr Henry Guilford, and Syr Thomas Moore, wyth many other Knightes and Squiers, to the number of xij. hundred horse, hauing in his cariage lxxx. wagonnes, and threescore Moyles and sumpter horses.
It were long to discourse in this place, the manifold abuses and treasons, which he practised when he came to the French Court at Amiens, converting the great sums of money,1 which before you heard he had obtained of the King, for the relief & ransom of Pope Clement, which at that time was prisoner in the Emperors army, and bestowed the same in the hiring of soldiers, & furnishing out the French Kings army, appointing also certain English Captains in the King of Englands name, to go against the Emperor, to rescue the Pope: all which army was paid with the King of Englands money.
It were long to discourse in this place, the manifold abuses and treasons, which he practised whē he came to the French Court at Amias, conuerting the greate summes of money,1 whiche before you heard he had obteined of the King, for the reliefe & raunsome of Pope Clement, which at that time was prisoner in the Emperours armye, and bestowed the same in the hyring of souldiers, & furnishing out the French Kings armye, appoynting also certayne English Captaynes in the King of Englandes name, to go against the Emperour, to rescue the Pope: all whiche army was payd with the King of Englands money.