A67926:1830
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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After this letter of the Cardinal,1 consequently here ensueth an other letter of the king, to the foresaid Stephen Gardiner, and other his Orators at Rome, containing such instructions and documents, as they should practise with the Cardinals of Rome, in canvassing for ⟨p. 991⟩the said Thomas Wolsey Cardinal of York, to be elected Pope, if Pope Clement were dead. Or if he were not dead, yet at least, to instruct them, what to do, when he should die.
After this letter of the Cardinall,1 consequently heere ensueth an other letter of the kynge, to the foresayde Stephen Gardiner, and other his Oratours at Rome, conteining suche instructions and documentes, as they shoulde practise with the Cardinalles of Rome, in canuesynge for ⟨p. 991⟩the sayde Thomas Wolsey Cardinall of Yorke, to be elected Pope, if Pope Clement were dead. Or if he were not dead, yet at least, to instructe them, what to doe, when hee should die.
- 1Steven Gardiner the Cardinals trusty factor.Steuen Gardiner the Cardinalls trusty factor.
The contents of the letter, albeit they include no great matter worthy our knowledge, nor greatly necessary for our story, yet for the ridiculous manner of the handling, and the curious secretariship thereof, full of glorious affectation, I thought it not here unmeet for the studies and appetites of some, to exemplify the same, or at least, to make the reader some pastime by the way, in beholding the glorious stile of this vain glorious Cardinal, being suit like to his glorious life. The copy of the letter, bearing the name of the king, but in deed savouring altogether of the Cardinals devise and swelling vain, doth thus proceed in form and stile, as followeth.