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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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1The tractation of these two couples above rehearsed, do occasion me to adjoin also the remembrance of an other couple of like learned men: The names of whom not unworthy to be remembered, were Thomas Linacre, and Richard Pace: which two followed much upon the time of Colet,2 and of Will. Lily. But of Richard Pace, which was Dean next after the foresaid John Colet, more convenient place shall serve us hereafter to speak, coming to the story of Cardinal Wolsey.
1The tractation of these two couples aboue rehearsed, doe occasion me to adioyne also the remembraunce of an other couple of like learned men: The names of whom not vnworthy to be remembred, were Thomas Linacre, and Richard Pace: which two followed much vpon the tyme of Colet,2 and of Wil. Lily. But of Richard Pace, whiche was Deane next after the foresayd Iohn Colet, more conuenient place shall serue vs hereafter to speake, comming to the story of Cardinall Wolsey.
- 1Dionysius Areopag.Dionisius Areopag.
- 2Thomas Linacre. Richard Pace.Thomas Linacre. Richarde Pace.
Moreover to these two I thought it not out of season, to couple also some mention of Geffrey Chaucer, and John Gower.1 Which although being much discrepant from these in course of years, yet may seem not unworthy to be matched with these forenamed persons in commendation of their study and learning. Albeit concerning the full certainty of the time and death of these two, we cannot find: yet it appeareth in the prologue of Gower's work, entitled confessio Amantis, that he finished it in the 16. year of K. Rich. the second. And in the end of the viij. book of his said treatise he declareth, that he was both sick and old, when he wrote it, whereby it may appear, that he lived not long after. Notwithstanding, by certain verses of the said master Gower placed in the latter end of Chaucer's works both in Latin and English, it may seem that he was alive at the beginning of the reign of king Henry the iiij. and also by a book which he wrote to the same K. Henry By his sepulture within a Chapel of the Church of S. Mary Overies,