A67926:1849
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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1The year next following, which was An. 1529. began the question of the kings marriage to be revived. Whereupon Cardinal Campegius was sent again into England from Rome,2 for the hearing and debating of the matter. Who then with Cardinal Wolsey consulting with the king, although at first he seemed with his fellow Cardinal, to incline to the kings disposition, yet afterward perceiving the sequel of the case, whether it tended so far, as peradventure might be the occasion of a blot to the court of Rome,3 and might shake perhaps the chair of the Popes omnipotent authority, as well in other cases like, if this one case were throughly decided by learning, and trueth of Gods word: he therefore slipping his neck out of the collar, craftily shifted him self out of the Realm, before the day came appointed for determination, leaving his subtle fellow behind him, to weigh with the king in the mean time, while the matter might be brought up to the court of Rome. The king thus seeing himself disappointed, fobbed with false promises, and craftily doubled withal by the Cardinals, and at last after so many delays and long expectation, nothing to be concluded, was sore aggrieved in his mind with them, but especially with Cardinal Wolsey, whom he had before so highly exalted, and promoted to so many great dignities, as to the Archbishopric of York, the bishopric of Winchester,4 of Duresme, the abbey of S. Albans, besides the Chancellorship of England, and many other high rooms & preferments in the realm, which caused him clearly to cast him out of his favour, so that after that time he never came more to the kings presence. Ex Hallo.
1The yeare next following, which was An. 1529. began the question of the kings mariage to be reuiued. Wherupon Cardinal Campegius was sent againe into Englande from Rome,2 for the hearing and debating of the matter. Who then with Cardinall Wolsey consulting with ye king, although at first he seemed with his felow Cardinal, to incline to the kings disposition, yet afterward perceiuing the sequele of the case, whether it tended so farre, as peraduenture might be the occasion of a blot to the court of Rome,