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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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Tyndals supplications to the King, Nobles, and subjects of England.
Tyndals supplications to the King, Nobles, and subiects of England.
I Beseech the Kings most noble grace, well to consider all the ways,1 by the which the Cardinal, and our holy Bishops have led him since he was first King, and to see whereunto all the pride, pomp, and vain boast of the Cardinal is come, and how God hath resisted him and our Prelates in all their wiles. We having nothing to do at all, have meddled yet with all matters, and have spent for our Prelates causes, more then all Christendom, even unto the utter beggaring of our selves, and have gotten nothing but rebuke and hate among all nations, & a mock and a scorn of them, whom we have most holpen. For the Frenchmen (as the saying is) of late days made a play, or a disguising at Paris, in which the Emperor danced with the Pope, and the French King, and wearied them: the King of England sitting on a high bench, and looking on.2 And when it was asked why he danced not, it was answered, that he sat there, but to pay the minstrels their wages. As who should say, we paid for all mens dancing. We monied the Emperor openly, and gave the french King double and treble secretly: and to the Pope also. Yea and though Ferdinandus had money sent openly to blind the world withal, yet the saying is through all Dutchland that we sent money to the King of Pole, &c.
I Beseech the Kings most noble grace, well to consider all the wayes,1 by the whiche the Cardinall, and oure holy Byshops haue led hym since he was first King, and to see whereunto all the pride, pompe, and vaine boast of ye Cardinall is come, and how God hath resisted hym and oure Prelates in all their wiles. We hauing nothing to do at all, haue medled yet with all matters, and haue spente for our Prelates causes, more then all Christendome, euen vnto the vtter beggering of our selues, and haue gotten nothing but rebuke and hate amōg all nations, & a mocke and a scorne of them, whom we haue most holpen. For the Frenchmen (as the saieng is) of late dayes made a play, or a disguising at Paris, in whiche the Emperour daunsed with the Pope, and the French King, and weeryed them: the King of England sitting on a hye bench, and lookyng on.