A67926:1825
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 Cardinal, being then not present, when he heard of this, fearing least he had disclosed somewhat to the king, which he would not have known, and doubting that the king should cast his favour again unto Pacie, began within a while after, to quarrel, and pike matters, and to lay certain things to Pacie's charge, whereas he rather should have cleared himself of those things, which Pacie laid unto him before the King, which was contrary to all good form and order of justice.1 For where the king had willed the Cardinal to try himself of those things, which Pacie had rightly charged him withal, he sitting in judgement with the Duke of Norfolk, and other states of the Realm, not as a defendant, but as a Judge in his own cause, so bare out himself, and weighed down Pacie, that Pacie was commanded to the tower of London, as prisoner: where he continued by the space of two years, or thereabout, and afterward by the kings commandment, was discharged. But he being there prisoner, was therewith so deadly wounded, and stricken, that he fell worse from his wits then ever he was before, being in such a phrensy, or lunacy, that to his dying day, he never came perfectly to himself again. Notwithstanding, this in him was no perpetual frenzy, but came by fits, and when the fit was past, he could look on his Book, and reason and talk handsomely, but that now and then he showed his disease. And thus much between the Cardinal and Pacie.
The Cardinall, being then not present, when he heard of this, fearing least he had disclosed somewhat to the king, which he woulde not haue knowen, and doubting that the king should cast his fauour agayne vnto Pacie, beganne wythin a while after, to quarrell, and pike matters, and to lay certaine things to Pacies charge, whereas hee rather shoulde haue cleared himselfe of those things, whyche Pacie layd vnto him before the King, which was contrary to all good forme and order of iustice.1 For where the king had willed the Cardinall to try himselfe of those things, which Pacie had rightly charged him wythall, hee sittinge in iudgement with the Duke of Northfolke, and other states of the Realme, not as a defendent, but as a Iudge in hys owne cause, so bare out himselfe, and weied downe Pacie, that Pacie was commaunded to the tower of London, as prisoner: where he continued by the space of two yeares, or thereabout, and afterwarde by the kynges commaundement, was discharged. But he being there prisonner, was therewyth so deadly wounded, and strocken, that hee fell woorse from his wittes then euer he was before, beyng in such a phreuesie, or lunasie, that to hys dying day, he neuer came perfectly to himselfe againe. Notwythstanding, thys in hym was no perpetuall frensie, but came by fittes, and when the fitte was past, he coulde looke on his Booke, and reason and talke handsomely, but that nowe and then hee shewed his disease. And thus muche betweene the Cardinall and Pacie.