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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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Over and besides all this, they brought in certain witnesses (what they were, the attainder expresseth not) which most especially pressed (or rather oppressed) him with heinous words spoken against the king in the Church of s. Peter the poor, in the month of March, in the xxx. year of the kings reign. Which words if they be true, as the Attainder doth purport three things I have here much to marvel at. First, if his adversaries had so sure hold and matter against him,1 then what would move them to make such hasty speed in all post haste, to have him dispatched and rid out of the way, and in no case could abide him to come to his purgation? Which if he might have done, it is not otherwise to be thought, but he would easily have cleared himself thereof.
Ouer and besides all this, they brought in certaine witnesses (what they were, the atteinder expresseth not) which most especially pressed (or rather oppressed) him with heinous wordes spoken agaynst the king in the Church of s. Peter the poore, in the moneth of March, in the xxx. yeare of the kings raigne. Which wordes if they be true, as the Atteinder doth purport three things I haue here much to meruaile at. First, if his aduersaries had so sure holde and matter against hym,1 then what would mooue thē to make such hastie speede in all post haste, to haue him dispatched and rid out of the way, and in no case could abyde hym to come to his purgation? Which if he might haue done, it is not otherwise to be thought, but he would easily haue clered himselfe thereof.
- 1Witnesses against Cromwell suspected.Witnesses agaynst Cromwell suspected.
Secondly, this I marvel,1 that if the words had been so heinous against the king, as his enemies did pretend, why then did those witnesses which heard those words in S. Peters Church, in the xxx. year of the kings reign, conceal the said words of such treason so long, the space almost of ij. years,