A67926:4158
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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All things prepared for his journey, he setting forward towards England, at last arrived at London, having utterly forgotten what courtesy long before he had showed to Cromwell, which is the property always of a good nature, for a man to forget what benefits he hath showed to other, but to keep in mind continually what he hath received of other. Frescobald thus being now arrived at Lon don, and there travelling earnestly about his business, it chanced him by the way to meet with this noble man, as he was riding toward the court. Whom, as soon as the said lord Cromwell had espied, and had earnestly beheld, he bethought with himself that he should be the man of Florence, at whose hands in times past he had received so gentle entertainment, and thereupon suddenly alighting (to the great admiration of those that were with him) in his arms he gently embraced the stranger, and with a broken voice scarce able to refrain tears, he demanded if he were not Frances Frescobald the Florentine. Yea sir (he answered) and your humble servant. My servant (quoth Cromwell?1) no, as you have not been my servant in times past, so will I not now account you otherways then my great and especial friend, assuring you that I have just reason to be sorry, that you knowing what I am (or at the least what I should be) will not let me understand of your arriving in this land, which known unto me, truly I should have paid part of that debt which I confess to owe you: but thanked be God I have yet time. Well sir, in conclusion, you are heartily welcome.2 But having now weighty affairs in my princes cause, you must hold me excused, that I can no longer tarry with you. Therefore at this time I take my leave, desiring you with the faithful mind of a friend, that you forget not this day to come to my house to dinner, and then in remounting on his horse, he passed to the Court. Frescobald greatly marvelling with himself who this Lord should be, at last after some pause, his remembrance better called home, he knew him to be the same, whom long before (as you have heard) he had relieved in Florence, and thereat not a little joyed, especially considering how that by his means he should the better recover his duty.
All things prepared for his iourney, he setting forward towards England, at last arriued at London, hauyng vtterly forgotten what curtesie long before hee had shewed to Cromwel, which is the property alwayes of a good nature, for a man to forget what benefites he hath shewed to other, but to kepe in mind continually what he hath receiued of other. Frescobald thus being now ariued at Lō don, and there trauelling earnestly about his businesse, it chanced him by the way to meete with this noble man, as he was riding toward the court. Whome, as soone as the sayd lord Cromwell had espied, and had earnestly beheld, he bethought with himselfe that he should be the man of Florence, at whose hands in tymes past he had receyued so gentle entertainment, and therupon sodenly alighting (to the great admiration of those that were with him) in hys armes he gently embraced the stranger, and with a broken voyce scarce able to refraine teares, he demanded if he wer not Frances Frescobald the Florētine. Yea sir (he answered) and your humble seruant. My seruant (quoth Cromwell?