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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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In short space after: it fortuned that George Constantine was apprehended by sir Thomas More, 1which was then Chancellor of England, suspected of certain heresies during the time that he was in the custody of M. More. After divers communications amongest other things M. More asked of him, saying: Constantine I would have thee plain with me in one thing that I will ask, and I promise thee I will show thee favour in all other things, whereof thou art accused. There is beyond the Sea, Tyndall, Joy, and a great many of you, I know they can not live without help. There are some that help and succour them with money, and thou being one of them haddest thy part thereof, and therefore knowest from whence it came. I pray thee tell me, who be they that help them thus? My Lord quoth Constantine, I will tell you truly: it is the Bishop of London that hath holpen us, for he hath bestowed among us a great deal of money upon new Testaments to burn them, and that hath been and yet is our only succour and comfort: Now by my truth, quoth More I think even the same, for so much I told the Bishop before he went about it.
In short space after: it fortuned yt George Constantine was apprehended by syr Thomas More, 1which was then Chauncellour of England, suspected of certayne heresies during the time that hee was in the custodye of M. More. After diuers communications amongest other thinges M. More asked of hym, saying: Cōstantine I would haue thee playne with me in one thing that I will aske, and I promise thee I will shew thee fauour in all other thyngs, wherof thou art accused. There is beyond the Sea, Tyndall, Ioye, and a great meany of you, I knowe they can not liue wtout helpe. There are some that help and succour them with money, and thou beyng one of them haddest thy part therof, and therfore knowest from whence it came. I pray thee tell me, who be they that helpe them thus? My Lord quoth Constantine, I will tell you truely: it is the Bishop of London that hath holpen vs, for he hath bestowed among vs a great deale of mony vppon new Testamentes to burne them, and that hath bene and yet is our only succour and comfort: Now by my truth, quoth More I thinke euen the same, for so much I told the Bishop before he went about it.
- 1George Constantine.