A67926:1886
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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So he made great provision to go Northward, & apparelled his servants newly, and bought many costly things for his household, but divers of his servants at this time departed from him, to the Kings service, and in especial Thomas Cromwell, one of his chief counsel, and chief doer for him in the suppression of Abbeys. After that all things necessary for his journey were prepared, he took his journey Northward, till he came to Southwell, which was in his diocese, and there he continued that year, ever grudging at his fall, as you shall hear hereafter: but the sands which he had given to his Colleges in Oxford and Ipswich, were now come to the Kings hands, by his attainder in the Premunire, and yet the King of his gentleness, and for favour that he bare to good learning, erected again the College in Oxford, and where it was named the Cardinals College, he called it the Kings College, and endued it with fair possessions, and ordained new statutes and ordinances,1 and for because the College of Ipswich was thought to be nothing profitable, therefore he left that dissolved.
So he made great prouision to go Northward, & apparelled his seruants newly, and bought many costly things for his houshold, but diuers of his seruaunts at this tyme departed from him, to the Kings seruice, and in especiall Thomas Crumwell, one of his chiefe counsaile, and chiefe doer for him in the suppression of Abbeys. After that all things necessary for his iourney were prepared, he tooke his iourney Northward, til he came to Southwell, which was in his dioces, and there he continued that yeare, euer grudging at his fall, as you shall heare heereafter: but the sands which he had geuen to his Colleges in Oxford and Ipswich, were now come to the Kings hands, by his attainder in the Premunire, and yet the King of his gentlenes, and for fauour that he bare to good learning, erected againe the Colledge in Oxford, and where it was named the Cardinalles Colledge, he called it the Kings College, and endued it with faire possessions, and ordeined newe statutes and ordinances,1 and for because the Colledge of Ipswich was thought to be nothing profitable, therefore he leaft that dissolued.
- 1The Cardinals College, now called Christs College in Oxford.