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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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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.
At this season also chaūced the father of the sayd Secretary to come to the Citty, by whose occasion it so •ell out, that he must nedes go to London. The booke he could not lay into his chamber, neither durst he commit it to any other person to keepe, being straitly charged in any cōditiō of the Archbishop his maister, to be circumspect thereof, so that he determined to go to his father and to keep the book about him. And so th•usting the booke vnder his girdle, he went ouer vnto Westminster bridge with a sculler, where he entred into a whirry that went to London, wherein were 4. of the Garde, who ment to land at Paules wharfe and to passe by the kinges highnesse, who then was in hys Barge with a great number of Barges and boates about him, then baiting of Beares in the water ouer agaynst the banke.
These foresaid yeomen of the guard, when they came against the kings Barge, they durst not pass by towards Pauls wharf, least they should be espied, & therefore entreated the Secretary to go with them to the Bearbaiting, and they would find the means being of the guard to make room and to see all the pastime, the Secretary perceiving no other remedy, assented thereto. When the wherry came nigh the multitude of the boats,