A67926:2883
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 I can not but marvel, why the Parliament holden this year, that is, the xxviij. year of the King, (which Parliament three years before had established and confirmed this Marriage as most lawful) should now so suddenly and contrary to their own doings,1 repeal and disable the said Marriage again as unlawful, being so lawfully before contracted. But more I marvel, why the said Parliament, after the illegitimation of the Marriage enacted, not contented with that, should further proceed, and charge her with such carnal desires of her body, as to misuse her self with her own natural brother the Lord Rochford, and others,2 being so contrary to all nature that no natural man will believe it.
This I can not but meruayle, why the Parlament holden this yeare, that is, the xxviij. yeare of the King, (which Parliament three yeares before had established and confirmed this Mariage as most lawfull) shoulde now so sodeinly and contrary to their owne doings,1 repeale and disable the sayd Mariage agayne as vnlawfull, beeyng so lawfully before contracted. But more I meruayle, why the saide Parliament, after the illegitimation of the Mariage enacted, not contented with that, should further proceede, and charge her with such carnall desires of her body, as to misuse her selfe with her owne naturall brother the Lorde Rochford, and others,2 being so contrary to all nature that no naturall man will beleeue it.
- 1Statu•. An. 28. Hen. 8. cap. 7.
- 2Parliament• not always constant.Parliament• not alwayes constant.