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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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Thus (I say) as he was labouring in the common wealth ⟨p. 1189⟩and doing good to the poor afflicted saints, helping them out of trouble, the malice of his enemies so wrought, continually hunting for matter against him, that they never ceased, till in the end th•y by false trains and crafty surmises, brought him out of the kings favour.
Thus (I say) as he was labouring in the commō welth ⟨p. 1189⟩and doyng good to the poore afflicted saintes, helping them out of trouble, the malice of his enimies so wrought, continually hunting for matter against him, that they neuer ceased, till in the end th•y by false traines and crafty surmises, brought him out of the kings fauour.
The chief and principal enemy against him, was Steven Gardiner bishop of Winchester, who ever disdaining and envying the state and felicity of the Lord Cromwell,1 and now taking his occasion by the marriage of lady Anne of Cleave, being a stranger and foreigner, put in the Kings ears what a perfect thing it were for the quiet of the realm, and establishment of the kings succession, to have an English Queen and Prince that were mere English: so that in conclusion the kings affection, the more it was diminished from the late married Anne of Cleave, the less favour he bare unto Cromwell. Besides this Gardiner, there lacked not other back friends also and ill-willers in the court about the king, which little made for Cromwell both for his religion which they maligned, and for other private grudges also incident by the way.
The chiefe and principall enimie against him, was Steuen Gardiner bishop of Winchester, who euer disdayning and enuieng the state and felicitie of the Lord Cromwell,