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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 being done in the year of our Lord 1532. it followeth moreover the same year, that divers preachings were in the realm, one contrary to another, concerning the kings marriage: and in especial one Thom. Abel Clerk,1 which was the Queens Chaplain, to please her withal, both preached and also wrote a book in defence of the said marriage: whereby divers simple men were persuaded. Wherefore the king caused to be compiled and reduced into a book, the determination of the universities, with the judgements of great Clerks, which book being printed & set abroad, did again satisfy all indifferent and reasonable persons, which were not too much wedded to their wills.
This being done in the yeare of our Lorde 1532. it followeth moreouer the same yeare, that diuers preachinges were in the realme, one contrary to another, cōcerning the kings mariage: and in especiall one Thom. Abell Clerke,1 which was the Queenes Chaplaine, to please her withal, both preached and also wrote a booke in defence of the sayd mariage: wherby diuers simple mē were persuaded. Wherfore the king caused to be cōpiled and reduced into a boke, the determination of the vniuersities, with the iudgemēts of great Clerkes, which booke being printed & set abroade, did againe satisfie all indifferent and reasonable persones, which were not too much wedded to their willes.
- 1Preaching against the kings first marriage.Preaching against the kinges first mariage.
Mention was made a little before, of a parliament begun the 15. day of January, An. 1533. in the which Parliament the commons had put up a Supplication, complaining of the strait dealing of the Clergy in their proceeding Ex officio. 1