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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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Divers were contented rather to leave their benefices, then their wives. A great number were permitted by king Henry, for money to enjoy their wives. Which was so chargeable unto them, (saith Edmer in his 4. book) that at length two hundred priests, in their Albs and Priestly vestments, came barefoot to the kings Palace, crying to him for mercy, and especially making their suit to the Queen, who using much compassion towards them, yet durst not make for them any intercession.
Diuers were contented rather to leaue theyr benefices, then their wiues. A great number were permitted by king Henry, for mony to enioy theyr wiues. Which was so chargable vnto them, (sayth Edmer in his 4. booke) that at length two hundreth priestes, in theyr Albes and Priestly vestementes, came barefoote to the kings Pallace, crying to hym for mercy, and especially makyng theyr sute to the Queene, who vsing much compassion towardes them, yet durst not make for them any intercession.
Anselm at this time was over the Sea, making his voyage to the pope. Who hearing hereof,1 writeth to the King, declaring that such forfeitures appertained nothing to him. But only unto Bishops, and in their default to the Archbishops. Whereof read more, pag. 194. So wilful was the blind zeal of this Prelate, against ⟨p. 1165⟩all reason, against nature it self, against the example of his forcelders against public custom of his own time, against the doctrine of the Apostles, the constitution of Councils against all honesty, and all Gods forbode, that he neither at the contemplation of the king, nor at the crying out and public dolour of so many priests, nor yet moved with the letters of Pope Paschalis himself (who putting him in remembrance of so many priests sons,2 willed him to consider the necessity of the time, pag. 196. would yet nothing relent from his stubborn purpose, unto his latter end. In whom, as many great crimes may justly be noted, so of all other, this is most principally in him to be reprehended: for that he seeing and perceiving what Sodomitical feditie and abomination, with other inconveniences, did spring incontinently upon this his Diabolical doctrine, yet for all that would not give over his pestilent purpose.