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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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Among these adversaries above mentioned, the chief captain was Steven Gardiner bishop of Wint. who with his confederates and adherents, disdaining at the state of the L. Cromwell, and at the late marriage of the Lady Anne of Cleave (who in the beginning of the year of our Lord. 1540. was married to the king) as also grieved partly at the dissolution of the Monasteries,1 and fearing the growing of the Gospel, sought all occasions how to interrupt these happy beginnings, and to train the king to their own purpose. Now what occasion this wily Winchester found out to work upon, ye shall hear in order as followeth.
Among these aduersaries aboue mentioned, ye chief captain was Steuen Gardiner bishop of Wint. who with his confederats and adherentes, disdayning at the state of the L. Cromwel, and at the late mariage of the Ladie Anne of Cleue (who in the beginning of the yere of our Lord. 1540. was maried to the king) as also greued partly at the dissolution of the Monasteries,1 and fearing the growing of the Gospell, sought al occasions how to interrupt these happy beginnings, and to traine the king to their owne purpose. Now what occasion this wilye Winchester found out to worke vpon, ye shall heare in order as followeth.
- 1The marriage of Queen Anne CleaveThe mariage of Queene Anne Cleue
It happened the same time that the Lord Cromwell for the better establishing of sincere religion in this realm, devised a marriage for the king to be concluded between him & the Lady Anne of Cleave,1 whose other sister was already married unto the duke of Saxony. By this marriage it was supposed that a perpetual league, amity, and ally should be nourished between this realm and the princes of Germany, & so thereby godly religion might be made more strong on both parts against the bishop of Rome, and his tyrannical religion. But the devil ever envying the prosperity of the gospel, laid a stumbling block in that clear way, for the king to stumble at. For when the parents of the noble lady were commoned withal for the furtherance of the said marriage, among others of her friends, whose good will was required, the duke of Saxony her brother in law misliked the marriage, partly for that he would have had her bestowed upon some prince of Germany more nigh unto her sister, & partly for other causes, which he thought reasonable. Whereupon it followeth that the slackness of the Duke in that behalf being espied, crafty Winchester taking good holdfast