A67926:1821
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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As the said Pacie was resident Ambassador at Venice, the king having war the same time,1 with Francis the French king (as is afore rehearsed) through the conducting of the duke of Bourbon, whom he then waged with his expenses, sent commandment to Pacie to give attendance to the duke of Bourbon,2 concerning the receipt of that money, and other necessities & exploits to that expedition appertaining. In the mean while, as the French king with his army, and the Duke of Bourbon were approaching in battle together, near about the city of Pavia, it so happened (some think through the crafty packing of the Cardinal) that the kings money was not so ready,3 as it was looked for. By reason whereof, the duke of Bourbon perceiving his soldiers about to shrink from him to the French king for lack of payment, called to him the Ambassador, complaining unto him how the king of England had deceived him, and broke promise with him, to his great dishonour & utter undoing. &c. Pacie then being sure of the kings will, and suspecting the crafty fetch of the Cardinal, desired the duke not to take discomfort, nor any diffidence of the Kings assured promise, excusing the delay of the money, as well as he could, by intercipation, or other causes by the way incident, rather then for any lack of fidelity on the kings behalf: adding moreover, that if it would please him haply to proceed, as he had courageously begun,4 he should not stay for the kings money: so sure he was of the kings mind therein, that he would supply the lack of that payment upon his own credit, amongest his friends at Venice, and so did. Whereupon the soldiers being sufficiently satisfied with payment of their wages, proceeded forth with the Duke, unto the battle. In the which battle, the foresaid French king, the same time, before the City of Pavia,5 was taken prisoner, as is afore declared. Which being eftsoons known to the king of England, Pacie had both condigne thanks for his faithful service, and also his money repaid again with the uttermost, as he well deserved. But as the laud, and the renowned praise of men, for their worthy prowesses, commonly in this world never go unaccompanied without some privy canker of envy and disdain following after, so the singular industry of Pacie, as it wan much commendation with many, so it could not avoid the secrete sting of some Serpents.