A67926:1891
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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It is testified by one, yet being alive, in whose arms the said Cardinal dyed, that his body being dead, was black as pitch, also was so heavy, that six could scarce bear it. Furthermore, it did so stink above the ground, that they were constrained to hasten the burial thereof in the night season, before it was day. At the which burial, such a tempest, with such a stench there arose, that all the torches went out, and so he was thrown into the tomb, and there was laid.
It is testified by one, yet being aliue, in whose armes the sayde Cardinall dyed, that hys body being dead, was blacke as pitch, also was so heauie, that sixe coulde scarse beare it. Furthermore, it did so stinke aboue the grounde, that they were constrayned to hasten the buriall thereof in the night season, before it was daye. At the which buriall, such a tempest, with such a stinch there arose, that all the torches went out, and so he was throwne into the tombe, and there was layde.
By the ambitious pride and excessive worldly wealth of this one Cardinal, all men may easily understand & judge what the state and condition of all the rest of the same order (whom we call spiritual men) were in those days,1 as well in all other places of Christendom, as especially here in England, where as the princely possessions & great pride ⟨p. 997⟩of the Clergy, did not only far pass and exceed the common measure and order of subjects, but also surmounted over Kings and Princes, and all other estates, as may well appear by his doings and order of his story above described.
By the ambitious pride and excessiue worldly wealth of this one Cardinal, al mē may easily vnderstand & iudge what the state and condition of al the rest of the same order (whom we cal spiritual men) were in those dayes,1 as well in all other places of Christendome, as especially heere in England, where as the princely possessions & great pride