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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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Besides that, he privily by his letters caused Clarentius king of the arms, to join with the French Herald, and openly to defy the Emperor: whereby there began great displeasure to rise between the Emperor & the King, but that the Emperor of his politic nature would take no occasion of displeasure against the King of England.
Besides that, he priuely by his letters caused Clarentius king of the armes, to ioyne with the French Herauld, and openly to defie the Emperour: whereby there began great displeasure to rise betwen ye Emperour & the King, but that the Emperour of his politike nature would take no occasion of displeasure agaynst the Kyng of England.
Now again he uttered another of his practises, for upon the said defiance, the Cardinal surmising & whispering in the Kings ear, that the Emperor had evil entreated and imprisoned the Kings Ambassadors in Spa•ne,1 caused Hugo de Mendosa the Emperors Ambassador in England, to be attached & put in safe keeping, and his house, with all his goods to be seized. Which so remained, ⟨p. 989⟩until the manifest letters came of the gentle entreaty of the kings ambassadors in Spain, & there was again set at liberty. When as the ambassador complained hereof to the Cardinal, he laid all the fault upon Clarentius, laying also that Clarentius had defied the Emperor, without the kings knowledge, at the request of the Herald of France: wherefore at his return,2 he should lose his head at Calais. Whereof Clarentius being advertised by the captain of Bayonne, in his return took shipping at Bullen, & so privily came into England, and by means of certain of his friends of the kings privy chamber, he was brought unto the kings presence, before the Cardinal knew of it, where as he showed unto the king, the Cardinals letters of Commission, and declared the whole order and circumstance of their gentle entreaty. When the king heard the whole circumstance thereof, and had a while mused thereupon, he said: O Lord Jesus, he that I trusted most, told me all these things contrary. Well Clarentius, I will no more be so light of credence hereafter: for now I ee well that I have been made believe the thing, that was never done, and from that time forward, the king never put any more confidence or trust in the Cardinal.