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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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Book 8 › *The Oration of the kings ambassador.Book 8 › *The Oration of the kynges ambassadour.
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And thus to conclude with the first part of my narration concerning the slanderous and diffamatorie libels,1 lest I should seem with prolixity of matter more then needs, to abuse your graces silence: I will now descend to the other point of that which I have to utter unto your grace, as touching the Popes Nuncio or messenger. Of whose late arrival, the kings Majesty your uncle having partly intelligence, but not certainly knowing the special cause of his coming from Rome, and yet fearing by the common brute and talk of your subjects, what his errand should be,: that is to practise some annoyance by his pretended censures against the kings Majesty your uncle: he therefore premonishing your grace before, as fearing the worst, most justly maketh his complaint thereof unto your grace his nephew, requiring you, that for as much as the foresaid brutes and reports are slanderous to his Majesty: and seeing that neither the Emperor, nor the French king, nor any other Princes have consented thereto, or understood thereof, the kings majesty therefore your uncle willing to stop those brutes & talks, desireth & most heartily prayeth your grace at his instant request, to vouchsafe, to consider & way. First,2 the supremacy of princes by the holy scripture granted unto him & other princes in earth under Christ, upon their churches.
And thus to conclude with the first part of my narration concerning the slaunderous and diffamatorie libelles,1 leaste I shoulde seeme with prolixitie of matter more then needes, to abuse your graces silence: I will nowe descende to the other point of that which I haue to vtter vnto your grace, as touching the Popes Nuntio or messenger. Of whose late arriuall, the kinges Maiestie your vncle hauing partly intelligence, but not certainly knowing the speciall cause of his comming from Rome, and yet fearing by the common bruite and talke of your subiects, what his arrande should be,: that is to practise some annoyance by his pretended censures against the kinges Maiestie your vncle: he therfore premonishing your grace before, as fearing the woorst, most iustly maketh his complaint thereof vnto your grace his nephewe, requiring you, that for as much as the foresaide bruites and reportes are slaunderous to his Maiestie: and seeing that neyther the Emperour, nor the Frenche king, nor any other Princes haue consented therto, or vnderstood thereof, the kings maiestie therefore your vncle willing to stop those brutes & talkes, desireth & most hartily praieth your grace at his instant request, to vouchsafe, to consider & way. First,