A67926:1820
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 for so much as we are in hand with the acts and doings of Cardinal Wolsey, among many other things,1 which of purpose we overpass, this is not to be exempted out of memory, touching his uncourteous or rather currish handling of Richard Pacie, Dean of Pauls. This Pacie being the kings Secretary for the Latin tongue, was of such ripeness of wit, of learning & eloquence, also in foreign languages so expert, that for the one he was thought most meet to succeed after John Colet in the Deanery of Pauls: beside which he was also preferred to the Deanery of Exeter. For the other he was sent in the kings affairs, Ambassador to Venice. Which function there he so discharged, that it is hard to say whether he procured more commendation, or admiration among the Venetians, both for dexterity of his wit, and especially for the singular promptness in the Italian tongue, wherein he seemed nothing inferior, neither to Peter Van here in England, the kings Secretary for the Italian tongue, nor yet to any other, which were the best in that tongue in all Venice. For opinion & fame of learning, he was so notoriously accepted, not only here in England with Linacre, Grecinus, More, & other, but also known & reported abroad in such sort, that in all the great heap of Erasmus Epistles, he wrote almost to none, so many, as he wrote to this Richard Pacie.
And for somuch as we are in hande with the actes and doings of Cardinall Wolsey, among many other thyngs,1 whych of purpose we ouerpasse, this is not to be exempted out of memorie, touching hys vncourtuous or rather currish handling of Richard Pacie, Deane of Paules. Thys Pacie being the kinges Secretarie for the Latine tounge, was of such ripenes of wit, of learning & eloquence, also in forein lāguages so expert, that for the one he was thought most meete to succeede after Iohn Colet in the Deanery of Paules: beside which he was also preferred to the Deanry of Excetour. For the other he was sent in the kinges affayres, Ambassadour to Uenice. Which function there he so discharged, that it is hard to say whether he procured more commendation, or admiration amōg the Uenetians, both for dexteritie of hys witte, and especially for the singulare promptnesse in the Italian toung, wherein hee seemed nothing inferior, neither to Peter Uanne here in Englande, the kings Secretary for the Italian toung, nor yet to any other, which were the best in that toung in all Uenice. For opinion & fame of lerning, he was so notoriously accepted, not onely here in England wt Linacre, Grecinus, More, & other, but also knowen & reported abroad in such sort, that in all the great heap of Erasmus Epistles, he wrote almost to none, so many, as he wrote to thys Richard Pacie.