A67926:1869
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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Whereupon, after long debate, it was at length agreed by the said commons, that Thomas Audeley their speaker with xxx. of the chief of that house, should be sent to the king, being then in his palace at Westminster, before called York place: where they eloquently declared, what a dishonour to the king and the realm it was, to say, that they which were elected for the wisest men of all the Shires, Cities, and Boroughs within the Realm of England, should be declared in so noble and open presence, to lack faith, which was equivalent to say, that they were Infidels, and no Christians, as ill as Turks or Saracens: so that what pain or study soever they took for the common wealth, or what acts or laws soever they made or stablished, should be taken as laws made by Paynims and Heathen people, and not worthy to be kept by Christian men: wherefore they most humbly besought the kings highness, to call the said Bishop before him, and to cause him to speak more discreetly of such a number as was in the common house.
Whereupon, after long debate, it was at length agreed by the said commons, that Thomas Audeley their speaker with xxx. of the chief of that house, should be sent to the kyng, beyng then in his palace at Westminster, before called Yorke place: where they eloquently declared, what a dishonour to the kyng and the realme it was, to say, that they which were elected for the wisest mē of all ye Shyres, Cities, and Boroughes within the Realme of England, should be declared in so noble and open presence, to lacke fayth, which was equiualent to say, that they were Infidels, and no Christians, as ill as Turkes or Sarasins: so that what payne or study soeuer they tooke for the commō wealth, or what actes or lawes soeuer they made or stablished, should be taken as lawes made by Paynims and Heathen people, and not worthy to be kept by Christian men: wherefore they most humbly besought the kynges hyghnesse, to call the sayd Byshop before him, and to cause him to speake more discretly of such a number as was in the common house.
The king not being well contented with the saying of the Bishop, yet gently answered the speaker,1