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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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This piteous case of Pacie was not a little lamented by the whole Senate, and chief learned men in Venice, in so much that the king was not only certified thereof by Thomas Lupset (who then was chief man about Pacie,1 and his Secretary, for that Embassy) but also the said Senate of Venice wrote in such sharp & vehement wise, unto their Ambassador then being in England, that he should signify to the king, touching Pacie's case, that thereby the king knowing the trueth, and the whole circumstance of the matter, was not a little sorrowful therefore. Whereupon Pacie was forthwith sent for home, and when he came to England, he was commanded by the king, to be specially well tended, & to lack no keeping: In so much that within a small process of time, he was prettily well come again to his wits, & began to study the Hebrew tongue, with Wakefield,2 so that (the Cardinal then being absent) such ways was found by his friends, that he was brought to the king, lying then at Richmond, where he and the king secretly communed together, by the space of 2. hours and more,3 not without great rejoicing to the king, as it was perceived, to see him so well amended, & returned to himself again, giving likewise strait charge and commandment, that he should lack nothing.
This pitious case of Pacie was not a litle lamented by the whole Senate, and chiefe learned men in Uenice, in so much that the king was not onely certified therof by Thomas Lupset (who then was chiefe man about Pacie,1 and his Secretarye, for that Ambassage) but also the sayde Senate of Uenice wrote in such sharpe & vehement wise, vnto their Ambassador then being in England, that he should signifie to the king, touching Pacies case, that thereby the king knowing the trueth, and the whole circumstaunce of the matter, was not a litle sorowful therefore. Whereupon Pacie was forthwith sent for home, and when hee came to England, he was commanded by the king, to be specially well tended, & to lacke no keeping: In so much that within a small processe of time, he was pretely well come agayne to his wittes, & began to studie the Hebrew tongue, wyth Wakefield,