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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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And during all this time, Frescobald continually lodged in the house of the lord Cromwell, who ever gave him such entertainment as he had right well deserved,1 and oftentimes moved him to abide in England, offering him the lone of 60000. Ducats, for the space of 4. year, if he would continue and make his bank in London. But Frescobald, who desired to return into his country, and there quietly to continue the rest of his life, with the great favour of the Lord Cromwell, after many thanks for his high and noble entertainment, departed towards his desired home, where richly arriving, he gave himself quietly to live. But this wealth he small time enjoyed, for in the first year of his return he dyed.
And during all this tyme, Frescobald continually lodged in the house of the lord Cromwel, who euer gaue hym such entertainment as he had right well deserued,1 and oftentimes mooued him to abide in England, offering him the lone of 60000. Ducates, for the space of 4. yeare, if he would continue and make his banke in Londō. But Frescobald, who desired to returne into his country, and there quietly to continue the rest of his lyfe, with the great fauor of the Lord Cromwell, after many thankes for his high and noble entertainment, departed towardes hys desired home, where richly arriuing, he gaue himselfe quietly to lyue. But this wealth he small time enioyed, for in the first yeare of his returne he dyed.
- 1The Ducats after the Italian count, came much near to our English crowns.The Ducates after the Italian count, came much neare to our Englishe crownes.
So plentiful was the life of this man in such fruits full of singular gratitude and courtesy, that to rehearse all,1