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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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This marriage seemed very strange and hard, for one brother to marry the wife of an other. But what can be in this earth so hard or difficult, wherewith the Pope, the omnipotent Vicar of Christ, can not by favour dispense, if it please him? The pope which then ruled at Rome, was Pope Julius the second, by whose dispensation,1 this marriage, which neither sense or nature would admit, nor Gods law would bear, was concluded, approved and ratified, and so continued as lawful, without any doubt or scruple, the space near of 20. years, till about the time, that a certain doubt began first to be moved by the Spaniards themselves of the Emperors counsel. An. 1523. at what time Charles the Emperor being here in England, promised to marry the Lady Mary daughter to the King of England, with the which promise the Spaniards themselves were not well contented,2 objecting this among many other causes, that the said Lady Mary was begotten of the king of England by his brothers wife.
This mariage seemed very straunge and hard, for one brother to marie the wife of an other. But what can be in thys earth so harde or difficulte, wherewyth the Pope, the omnipotent Uicare of Christe, can not by fauour dispense, if it please him? The pope which then ruled at Rome, was Pope Iulius the second, by whose dispensation,1 thys mariage, which neither sense or nature wold admit, nor Gods lawe woulde beare, was concluded, approoued and ratified, and so continued as lawfull, without any dout or scruple, the space neare of 20. yeares, till about the time, that a certaine doubt began first to be mooued by the Spanyards themselues of the Emperours counsaile. An. 1523. at what time Charles the Emperour being here in England, promised to marye the Lady Mary daughter to the Kynge of England, with the which promise the Spanyardes themselues were not well contented,2 obiecting this among many other causes, that the saide Ladie Marie was begotten of the king of England by his brothers wife.
- 1The Pope dispenseth for the brother to marry the brothers wife.