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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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At the coming of which Legates,1 the King first opening unto them the grief of his conscience, seemed with great reasons and persuasions, sufficiently to have drawn the good will of those two Legates to his side. Who also of their own accord, pretended no less but to show a willing inclination to further the kings cause. But yet the mouths of the common people, and in especial of women, and ⟨p. 1050⟩such other as favoured the Queen, and talked their pleasure,2 were not stopped. Wherefore, to satisfy the blind surmises, and foolish communication of these also, who seeing the coming of the Cardinals, cast out such lewd words, that the king would for his own pleasure have an other wife, with like unseeming talk, he therefore willing that all men should know the truth of his proceedings, caused all his Nobility, Judges, and Counsellors, with divers other persons, to resort to his Palace of Bridewell the 8. day of Novemb. An. 1529. where he openly speaking in his great chamber, had these words in effect as followeth.
At the comming of which Legates,1 the King first opening vnto them the griefe of hys conscience, seemed wyth great reasons and persuasions, sufficiently to haue drawne the good will of those two Legates to his side. Who also of their owne accord, pretended no lesse but to shew a willing inclination to further the kinges cause. But yet the mouthes of the common people, and in especial of women, and ⟨p. 1050⟩such other as fauoured the Queene, and talked their pleasure,2 were not stopped. Wherefore, to satisfie the blinde surmises, and foolishe communication of these also, who seeing the comming of the Cardinalles, cast out suche leaude wordes, that the king woulde for his owne pleasure haue an other wife, with like vnseeming talke, he therefore willing that al men should know the truth of his procedings, caused all his Nobilitie, Iudges, and Counsaillors, wyth diuers other persons, to resort to his Pallace of Bridewel the 8. day of Nouemb. An. 1529. where he openly speaking in his great chāber, had these words in effect as followeth.