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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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Then taking him by the hand, he led him into his chamber, whence,1 after that every man by his commandment was departed, he locked fast the door. Then opening a coffer full heaped with treasure, he first took out sixteen Ducats, and delivering them to Frescobald, he said: lo here (my friend) is your money which you lent me at my departure from Florence, and here other ten which you bestowed in my apparel, with ten more that you disbursed for the horse I rid away on. But considering you are a merchant, it seemeth to me not honest to return your money without some consideration for the long detaining of it. Take you therefore these 4. bags,2 and in every of them is 400. ducats, these you shall receive and enjoy from the hands of your assured friend.
Then taking him by the hand, he led him into his chamber, whence,1 after that euery man by his commandement was departed, he locked fast the dore. Thē opening a coffer full heaped with treasure, he first tooke out sixtene Ducates, and deliueryng them to Frescobald, he sayd: loe here (my friend) is your mony which you lent me at my departure from Florence, and here other tenne which you bestowed in my apparell, with ten more that you disbursed for the horse I rid away on. But cōsidering you are a merchant, it seemeth to me not honest to returne your money without some consideration for the long detainyng of it. Take you therefore these 4. bags,2 and in euery of them is 400. ducates, these you shall receiue and enioy from the hands of your assured friend.
- 1Example of a faithful debtor.Example of a faythful debter.
- 2The Lord Cromwelles usury.The Lorde Cromwelles vsury.