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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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So Phillips went from Antwerp to the Court of Brussels, which is from thence 24. English miles, the K. having there no Ambassador: for at that time the king of England and the Emperor were at a controversy for the question betwixt the King and the Lady Katherine, which was Aunt to the Emperor: and the discord grew so much, that it was doubted least there should have been war between the Emperor and the king, so that Phillips as a traitor both against God and the king, was there the better retained, as also other traitors moe besides him: who after he had betrayed master Tyndale into their hands, showed himself against the kings own person, and there set forth things against the king, to make short, the said Philips did so much there: that he procured to bring from thence with him to Antwerp that Procurator general, which is the Emperors Attorney, with other certain officers: as after followeth. The which was not done with small charges and expenses, from whom so ever it came.
So Phillippes went from Antwarpe to the Court of Bruxelles, whiche is from thence 24. Englishe miles, the K. hauing there no Ambassadour: for at that time the king of England and the Emperour were at a controuersye for the question betwixte the King and the Ladie Katherine, which was Aunt to the Emperor: and the discorde grewe so much, that it was doubted least there shoulde haue bene warre betwene the Emperour and the king, so that Phillippes as a traitour both againste God and the king, was there the better retained, as also other traitors moe besides him: who after hee had betrayed master Tindal into their hāds, shewed himselfe against the kings owne person, and there set foorth things against the king, to make shorte, the saide Philips did so much there: that hee procured to bring from thence wt hym to Antwerpe that Procurour general, which is the Emperours Atturney, with other certain officers: as after followeth. The which was not done wyth small charges and expences, from whome so euer it came.
Within a while after, Pointz sitting at his door, Phillips man came unto him, and asked whether Master Tyndall were there, and said his master would come, to him, and so departed. But whether his M. Phillips were in the town or not, it was not known: but at that time Pointz heard no more, neither of the master nor of the man. Within 3. or 4. days after, Pointz went forth to the Town of Barrow, being 18. English miles from Antwerp, where he had business to do for the space of a month or six weeks,