A67926:1900
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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Thus he excusing himself, and moreover complaining of the loss of his credit, by his imprisonment in the Tower and of the detriments of his occupying, who was wont yearly to ship, over v. hundred clothes to strangers, & set many Clothiers a work, in Suffolk and in other places; of whom he bought all their clothes, which almost were now all undone: by this reason at length was set at liberty, being forced to abjure, and after was made Knight by the king, and Sheriff of London.
Thus he excusing himselfe, and moreouer cōplainyng of ye losse of his credite, by his imprisonment in the Tower and of the detrimentes of his occupying, who was wont yearely to shyp, ouer v. hundreth clothes to straungers, & set many Clothiars a worke, in Suffolke and in other places; of whō he bought all their clothes, which almost were now all vndone: by this reason at length was set at libertie, beyng forced to abiure, and after was made Knight by the kyng, and Shriffe of London.
Of this Humphrey Monmouth we read of a notable example of Christian patience,1 in the Sermons of M. Latimer, which the said Latimer heard in Cambridge of M. George Stafford, reader of the Divinity Lecture in that University. Who expounding the place S. Paul to the Romans, that we shall overcome our enemy, with well doing, & so heap hot coals upon his head. &c. brought in an example, saying, that he knew in London a great rich Merchant (meaning this Humphrey Monmouth) which had a very poor neighbour: yet for all his poverty, he loved him very well, and lent him money at his need, and let him come to his table whensoever he would. It was even at that time, when D. Colet was in trouble, and should have been burnt, if God had not turned the kings hart to the contrary. Now the rich man began to be a Scripture man, he began to smell the Gospel. The poor man was a Papist still.
Of this Humfrey Mummuth we read of a notable example of Christian patience,1