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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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Whereupon when his dinner was finished, the next day after the Archbishop collecting both his arguments, authorities of scriptures, and Doctors together, caused his Secretary to write a fair book thereof for the king, after this order. First the Scriptures were alleged, then the Doctors, thirdly followed the Arguments deducted from those authorities. This book was written in his Secretaries Chamber. Where, in a by Chamber lay the Archbishops Almoner. When this book was fair written,1 and whiles the Secretary was gone to deliver the same unto the Archbishop his master, who was (as it then chanced) rid to Croydon: returning back to his chamber, found his door shut, and the key carried away to London by the Almoner.
Wherupon when his dinner was finished, the next day after the Archbishop collecting both his argumēts, authorities of scriptures, and Doctors together, caused his Secretary to write a fayre booke therof for the king, after this order. First the Scriptures were alleadged, then the Doctors, thirdly folowed the Arguments deducted from those authorities. This booke was written in his Secretaryes Chamber. Where, in a by Chamber lay the Archbishops Almosiner. When this booke was fayre writtē,1 and whiles the Secretary was gone to deliuer the same vnto ye Archbishop his maister, who was (as it then chaunced) rydde to Croydon: returning backe to his chamber, found hys doore shut, and the key caryed away to London by the Almosiner.
- 1The name of this Secretary was M. Rafe Morris, being yet alive.The name of this Secretary was M. Rafe Morice, being yet aliu•.
At this season also chanced the father of the said Secretary to come to the City, by whose occasion it so •ell out, that he must needs go to London. The book he could not lay into his chamber, neither durst he commit it to any other person to keep, being straitly charged in any condition of the Archbishop his master, to be circumspect thereof, so that he determined to go to his father and to keep the book about him. And so thrusting the book under his girdle, he went over unto Westminster bridge with a sculler, where he entered into a wherry that went to London, wherein were 4. of the Guard, who meant to land at Pauls wharf and to pass by the kings highness, who then was in his Barge with a great number of Barges and boats about him, then baiting of Bears in the water over against the bank.