A67926:4186
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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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,2 and now uttered the same in the xxxij. year of the kings reign, in the month of July.
Secondly, this I maruell,1 that if the wordes had bene so hainous against the kyng, as his enemies did pretend, why then did those witnesses which heard those words in S. Peters Church, in the xxx. yeare of the kyngs raigne, conceale the sayd wordes of such treason so long, the space almost of ij. yeares,2 and now vttered the same in the xxxij. yeare of the kings reigne, in the moneth of Iuly.
- 1What mischief malicious makebates make in a common wealth.What mischiefe malicious makebates make in a commō wealth.
- 2Examples of men falsely accused, & wrongfully judged.Examples of mē falsely accused, & wrongfully iudged.
Thirdly, here is again to be marvelled, if the king had known or believed these words to be true, and that Cromwell had been in deed such a traitor to his person, why then did the king so shortly after lament his death, wishing to have his Cromwell alive again? What Prince will wish the life of him whom he suspecteth undoubtedly to be a traitor to his life and person? whereby it may appear what judgement the King had of Cromwell in himself, howsoever the parliament by sinister information was otherwise incensed to judge upon him.