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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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1By and by the godly servant of Christ John Lambert was brought from the prison with a guard of armed men, even as a Lamb to fight with many Lyons, and placed right over against where the kings royal seat was, so that now they tarried but for the kings coming to the place.
1By and by the godly seruant of Christ Iohn Lambert was brought from the prison with a garde of armed men, euen as a Lambe to fight wt many Lyons, and placed right ouer against where the kyngs royal seat was, so that now they taried but for the kings comming to the place.
- 1Lambert brought before the king to dispute.Lābert brought before the king to dispute.
At the last, the king himself did come as judge of that great controversy, with a great guard, clothed all in white, as covering by that colour and dissimuling severity of all bloody judgement.
At the last, the king himselfe did come as iudge of that great controuersie, with a great garde, clothed all in white, as couering by that colour and dissimuling seueritie of all bloudy iudgement.
On his right hand sate the Bishops, and behind them the famous Lawyers, clothed all in purple, according to the manner. On the left hand sat the Peers of the Realm, the Justices, and other Nobles in their order: behind whom sate the Gentlemen of the kings privy Chamber. And this was the manner and form of the Judgement, which albeit it was terrible enough of it self, to abash any innocent, yet the kings look, his cruel countenance, and his brows bent unto severity,