A67926:1847
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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As the ambassadors were thus travailing in Rome to promote the Cardinal to be Pope, although the Pope was not yet dead, in the mean time the Cardinal played the Popish persecutor here at home.1 For first he sitting in his Pontificalibus, in the Cathedral Church of Pauls, under his cloth of estate of rich cloth of gold caused Friar Barnes, an Augustine Friar, to bear a fagot, for certain points, which he called heresy. Also he caused the same two merchants of the steelyard likewise to bear fagots, for eating flesh on a friday. At the which time the Bishop of Rochester made a sermon in reproof of M. Luther, who had before written against the power of the B. of Rome. This bishop in his sermon spake so much of the honour ⟨p. 994⟩of the Pope and his Cardinals, and of their dignity and preeminence, that he forgot to speak of the Gospel which he took in hand to declare, which was about the year of our Lord. 1526.
As the ambassadours were thus trauailing in Rome to promote the Cardinall to be Pope, althoughe the Pope was not yet dead, in the meane time the Cardinall played the Popish persecuter here at home.1 For first hee sitting in his Pontificalibus, in the Cathedrall Churche of Paules, vnder his cloth of estate of rich cloth of golde caused Frier Barnes, an Augustine Frier, to beare a fagot, for certayne poyntes, which he called heresie. Also hee caused the same two marchants of the stilliarde likewise to beare fagottes, for eating fleshe on a friday. At the which time the Byshop of Rochester made a sermon in reproofe of M. Luther, who had before wrytten agaynst the power of the B. of Rome. This bishop in his sermon spake so muche of the honoure ⟨p. 994⟩of the Pope and his Cardinals, and of their dignitie and preeminence, that he forgate to speake of the Gospel which he tooke in hande to declare, which was about the yeare of our Lord. 1526.
- 1Fryer Barnes with two Merchants of the Steelyard, caused by the Cardinal to bear fagots.