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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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This then being so determined & decreed amongest my countrymen of Boston, to have their pardons needs repaired & renewed from Rome, one Geoffrey Chambers with an other companion was sent for the messengers, with writings & money, no small quantity, well furnished, & with all other things appointed, necessary for so chargeable & costly exploit, who coming in his journey to Antwerp, & misdoubting himself to be too weak for the compassing of such a weighty piece of work, conferred & persuaded with Tho. Cromwell to associate him in that legacy, and to assist him in the contriving thereof. Cromwell although perceiving the enterprise to be of no small difficulty, to traverse the Popes Court, for the unreasonable expenses amongst those greedy cormorants, yet having some skill of the Italian tongue, and as yet not grounded in judgement of religion in those his youthful days, was at length obtained and content to give the adventure, and so took his journey toward Rome.1 Cromwell loth to spend much time, & more loth to spend his money: and again perceiving that the Popes greedy humour must needs be served with some present or other (for without rewards there is no doing at Rome) began to cast with himself, what thing best to devise, wherein he might best serve the Popes devotion.
This then being so determined & decreed amongest my coūtreymen of Boston, to haue their pardōs needes repaired & renewed from Rome, one Geffray Chābers with an other cōpanion was sent for ye messengers, with writings & money, no small quātity, well furnished, & with all other things appointed, necessary for so chargeable & costly exployt, who cōming in his iorney to Antwarpe, & misdoubting himselfe to be too weake for the compassing of suche a weightie peece of worke, cōferred & perswaded with Tho. Cromwell to associate him in that legacie, and to assist him in the contriuing thereof. Cromwell although perceauing the enterprise to be of no small difficultie, to trauerse the Popes Court, for the vnreasonable expenses amōgst those greedy cormorantes, yet hauing some skill of the Italian toung, and as yet not grounded in iudgement of religion in those his youthfull daies, was at length obteined and content to giue the aduenture, and so tooke his iourney toward Rome.1 Cromwell loth to spend much time, & more loth to spend his money: and againe perceiuing that the Popes greedy humor must needes be serued wyth some present or other (for without rewards there is no doing at Rome) began to cast with himselfe, what thing best to deuise, wherein he might best serue the Popes deuotion.