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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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The king following the vein of his counsel, took his ring of his finger, & first admitting him into his service,1 sent him therewith to the Convocation house among the Bishops. Cromwell coming with the kings signet boldly into the Clergy house, and there placing himself among the Bishops (W. Warham being then Archbishop) began to make his Oration, declaring to them the authority of a king, and the office of subjects, and especially the obedience of Bishops & Churchmen under public laws, necessarily provided for the profit & quiet of the common wealth. Which laws notwithstanding they had all transgressed, & highly offended in derogation of the kings royal estate, falling in the law of Premunire, in that no• only they had consented to the power Legative of the Cardinal,2 but also in that they had all sworn to the Pope, contrary to the fealty of their sovereign Lord the king, & therefore had forfeited to the king all their goods, chattels, lands, possessions, and whatsoever livings they had. The Bishops hearing this, were not a little amazed, and first began to excuse and deny the fact. But after that Cromwell had showed them the very copy of their oath made to the Pope at their consecration, and the matter was so plain, that they could not deny it, they began to shrink, and to fall to entreaty, desiring respite to pause upon the matter. Notwithstanding the end thereof fell so out, that to be quite of that Premunire, by Act of Parliament, it cost them to the king for both the provinces, Canterbury and York, no less then .118840. pounds, which was about the year of our Lord. 1530. whereof before you may read more at large, pag. 1020.
The kyng folowyng the veyne of his counsayle, tooke his ryng of his finger, & first admittyng him into his seruice,1 sent him therewith to the Conuocation house among the Byshops. Cromwell commyng with the kynges signet boldly into the Clergy house, and there placyng himselfe among the Byshops (W. Warham beyng then Archbyshop) begā to make his Oration, declaryng to them the authoritie of a kyng, and the office of subiectes, and especially the obedience of Byshops & Churchmen vnder publicke lawes, necessaryly prouided for the profite & quyet of the cōmon wealth. Which lawes notwithstandyng they had all transgressed, & highly offended in derogation of the kynges royall estate, fallyng in the law of Premunire, in that no onely they had consented to the power Legatiue of the Cardinall,