A67926:1889
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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The sixth day of November he was conveyed from Cawood, to Sheffield Castle, and there delivered to the Earle of Shrewsbury's keeping, till the Kings pleasure were known. Of this attachment was much communing amongst the common people, wherefore many were glad, for he was not in the favour of the commonalty.
The sixt day of Nouember he was conueyed from Cawood, to Sheffeld Castle, and there deliuered to the Earle of Shrewsburies keeping, till the Kings pleasure were knowne. Of this attachement was much communing amongst the common people, wherefore many were glad, for he was not in the fauour of the commonaltie.
When the Cardinal was thus arrested, the King sent sir William Kingston Knight, Captain of the Guard,1 and Constable of the Tower of London, with certain yeomen of the guard, to Sheffield, to fetch the Cardinal to the Tower. When the Cardinal saw the Captain of the Guard, he was sore astonished, and shortly became sick, for then he perceived some great trouble toward him, & for that cause men said, that he willingly toke so much quantity of a strong purgation, that his nature was not able to bear it. Also the matter that came from him was so black, that the staining thereof could not be gotten out of his blankets by any means.2 But sir William Kingston comforted him, and by easy journeys he brought him to the Abbey of Leicester, the xxvij. day of November, where for very feebleness of nature, caused by purgations and vomits, he dyed the second night following, and in the same Abbey lieth buried.
When the Cardinall was thus arrested, the King sente sir William Kingston Knight, Captaine of the Gard,1 and Constable of the Tower of Lōdon, with certeine yeomen of the gard, to Sheffeld, to fetch ye Cardinal to the Tower. When the Cardinall sawe the Captaine of the Garde, he was sore astonished, and shortly became sicke, for then he perceiued some great trouble toward him, & for that cause mē said, that he willingly toke so much quātitie of a strong purgatiō, that his nature was not able to beare it. Also the matter that came frō him was so blacke, that the stayning therof could not be gottē out of his blākets by any means.