A67926:1823
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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The occasion how he fell beside himself, was this: for that the Cardinal after the death of Pope Adrian, hoping no less, but that he should have been advanced unto the Papacy, and yet missing thereof, he supposed with him self, the fault chiefly to rest in Pacie's negligence, by ⟨p. 990⟩whose great wit and learning, and earnest means and suit, he thought easily he might have achieved and compassed the triple crown. Wherefore he seeing it otherwise come to pass, and inflamed against Pacie for the same, wrought such ways and means, that by the space almost of two years,1 Pacie continuing at Venice, had neither writing from the king, nor his counsel, what he should do, nor yet any manner of allowance for his diet (although he wrote, and sent letters for the same to England very often) for the Cardinal had altogether incensed the king against him. Whereupon the said Pacie took such an inward thought and conceit, that his wits began to fail him, he being notwithstanding in such favour among the Senators of Venice,2 that neither for gold nor silver he could there have lacked. By some it is reported, that the Venetian Legate here in England, coming to the Cardinal, required if he would command any thing to the English Ambassador at Venice.3 To whom he should answer again in high words, saying: Paceus decepit Regem. Which words coming to Pacie's ears, so deeply pierced his stomach, that he fell quite besides himself. I hard it moreover of an other thus testified, who had a brother the same time dwelling with Pacie: that the Cardinal, about the returning of Pacie from Venice, sent him a letter so powdered (with what spices I can not tell) that at the reading thereof, Pacie then being in the fields, fell suddenly in such a mighty running, for the space of 2, miles, that his servants had much a do, to take him, and bring him home.
The occasion howe hee fell beside hymselfe, was thys: for that the Cardinall after the death of Pope Adrian, hoping no lesse, but that he should haue bene aduaunced vnto the Papacie, and yet missing thereof, hee supposed wyth him selfe, the faulte chiefly to rest in Pacies negligence, by ⟨p. 990⟩