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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 kings answer to the rebels.Book 8 › The kings answere to the rebels.
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And yet all this notwithstanding, the Lord still defended the justness of his cause against them all. For although the French king was so set on by the Pope, and so linked in marriage with the Scots, and sacked nothing now but only occasion to invade the realm of England: yet notwithstanding he hearing now of the birth of Prince Edward, the kings son by Queen Jane, and understanding also by the death of the said Queen Jane, that the King was a widower, and perceiving moreover, talk to be that the king would join in marriage with the Germans, began to wax more calm and cold, and to give much more gentle words, and to demean him self more courteously, labouring to marry the Queen of Navarre his sister to the king.
And yet all this notwithstanding, the Lord stil defended the iustnes of his cause against them all. For although the French king was so sette on by the Pope, and so linked in mariage with the Scots, and sacked nothing now but only occasion to inuade the realme of England: yet notwythstanding he hearing now of the birth of Prince Edwarde, the kinges sonne by Queene Iane, and vnderstandinge also by the death of the sayde Queene Iane, that the Kyng was a widower, and perceiuing moreouer, talk to be that the king would ioyne in mariage with the Germains, began to waxe more calme and colde, and to geue much more gentle wordes, and to demeane him selfe more curtuously, labouring to mary the Queene of Nauare hys sister to the king.
The Ambassadors resident then in France for the king, were Ste. Gardiner, with Doctor Thirleby, &c. Which Steven Guard. what he wrought secretly for the Popes devotion, I have not expressly to charge him. Whether he so did, or what he did, the Lord knoweth all. But this is certain, that when D. Boner Archdeacon then of Leicester, was sent into France by the King (through the means of the Lord Cromwell (to succeed Steven Gardinar in Embassy, which was about the year of our Lord 1538. he found such dealing in the said Bishop of Winchester, as was not greatly to be trusted, beside the unkind parts of the said Bishop against the foresaid Boner,1 coming then from the King and Lord Cromwell, as was not to be liked.