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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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A declaration sent by D. Boner to the Lord Cromwell,1 describing to him the evil behaviour of Steven Winchester, with special causes therein contained, wherefore and why he misliked of him▪ First I mislike in the B. of Winchester, that when any man is sent in the kings affairs, and by his highness commandment, the Bishop,2 unless he be the only and chief inventor of the matter and setter forth of the person, he will not only use many cavillations, but also use great strangeness in countenance and cheer to the person that is sent: over and besides, as small comfort and counsel as may be in the matter, rather dissuading & encouraging the person earnestly to set forthwarde his message, then boldning and comforting him, as is his duty, with help & counsel to adventure and do his best therein.3 The experience whereof I have had my self with him, as well at Roan the first time I was sent to Rome, commanded by the kings highness to come by him, and at Marseilles, the time of the intimation of the kings protestation, provocation, and appeal, as also lately going to Nice, touching the general Council,4 and the authority of the B. of Rome: and •• nally, now last of all, at my return from Spain, where neither my diligence in coming to him and using him in the beginning with all the reverence I could, neither the kings letters written unto him in favour, nor yet other thing could mollify his hard heart,5 and cankered malicious stomach, but that he would spitefully speak, & unkindly do, as in deed he did, to his great shame and my dishonesty, as followeth. When riding in post I came to La Barclla, a post a this side Lyons, the 7. day of August, he being in bed there, I tarried till he rising up and making himself ready, came at last out to me, standing and tarrying for him in a second chamber, and at his coming thither, he said: what M. Boner, good morrow. A Sir ye be welcome,6