A67926:1833
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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remembering also the high importance of the kings great and weighty cause of matrimony, committed to the charge of his said Orators,1 and how manifold dangers and irreparable damages depend upon the tract, delay, or disappointment thereof, which by no way or mean can be conduced to the kings purpose, and desire by the authority of the Church, but only by special, assured, and perfect favour of the head of the same Church, his highness also being as loth as any living Prince or person may be, to recur unto other refuge, succour or remedy in his said cause, then to the authority of the Sea Apostolic, if his grace may there find the favour and benignity, that to his merits towards the same be correspondent, of which favour his highness should be clearly deprived and frustrate, in case the election of the future Pope, should pass upon any person, of whom his grace were not perfectly assured: his highness for the respects and considerations before specified, perceiving his good brother and perpetual ally the French king, in the said intention to be unite, knit, and in all actions and doings of importance, assuredly combined unto his grace, proceeding together in one will, mind, purpose, and conformity, hath by good and mature deliberation, studied devised, and excogitate with himself, who were & might be the most able, meet, and convenient person, having the qualities before specified, to be advanced at this time, unto the said dignity Papal. And finally, when his grace hath well revolved with himself, all the respects and considerations aforesaid, noting also all things meet to be regarded in every of the Cardinals of the Church of Rome, both present now in the Court there, and absent from the same, it can not be found that there is any person sufficiently furnished, with the requisites before specified, but only the most reverend father in God, and his most trusty Counsellor, the Lord Legate Cardinal, Archbishop of York, Primate & Chancellor of this Realm:
remembring also the high importance of the kinges great and weighty cause of matrimony, committed to the charge of his sayd Orators,1 and how manifolde dangers and irreparable damages depend vpon the tracte, delay, or disappoyntment thereof, which by no way or meane can be conduced to the kings purpose, and desire by the authority of the Church, but onely by speciall, assured, and perfect fauour of the head of the same Churche, his highnes also being as loth as any liuing Prince or person may be, to recurre vnto other refuge, succour or remedy in his sayde cause, then to the authoritie of the Sea Apostolicke, if his grace may there finde the fauour and benignitie, that to his merites towardes the same be correspondent, of which fauour his highnesse shoulde be clearely depriued and frustrate, in case the election of the future Pope, should passe vpon any person, of whom his grace were not perfectly assured: his highnes for the respects and considerations before specified, perceiuing his good brother and perpetuall alye the Frenche king, in the sayde intention to be vnite, knitte, and in all actions and doings of importaunce, assuredly combined vnto his grace, proceeding together in one wil, minde, purpose, and conformitie, hath by good and mature deliberation, studied deuised, and excogitate with himselfe, who were & might be the most able, meete, and conuenient person, hauing the qualities before specified, to be aduaunced at this time, vnto the sayde dignitie Papall. And finally, when his grace hath well reuolued with himselfe, all the respects and considerations aforesayde, noting also al things meete to be regarded in euery of the Cardinals of the Church of Rome, both present now in the Court there, and absent from the same, it can not be found that there is any person sufficiently furnised, with the requisites before specified, but only the most reurend father in God, and his most trusty Counsellour, the Lord Legate Cardinall, Archbishop of Yorke, Primate & Chauncellour of this Realme: