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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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In the mean season D. Barnes was made strong in Christ,1 and got favour both of the learned in Christ, & foreign Princes in Germany, and was great with Luther, Melanchthon, Pomeran, Justus Jonas, Hegendorphinus and Aepinus, and with the Duke of Saxon, and the king of Denmark, which king of Denmark in the time of More and Stokesley sent him with the Lubeckes, as an Ambassador, to king Henry the viij. He lay with the Lubeckes Chancellor at the Steelyard.
In the meane season D. Barnes was made strong in Christ,1 and got fauour both of the learned in Christe, & forreine Princes in Germanye, and was great wyth Luther, Melancthon, Pomeran, Iustus Ionas, Hegendorphinus and Aepinus, and with the Duke of Saxon, and the king of Denmarke, which king of Denmarke in the time of More and Stokesley sent hym wyth the Lubeckes, as an Ambassadour, to king Henry the viij. He lay wyth the Lubeckes Chauncellor at the Stilliard.
- 1Doct. Barnes sent Ambassador from the king of Denmark to king Henry, into England.Doct. Barnes sent Ambassadour from the king of Denmarke to king Henry, into England.
Sir Tho. More then Chancellor, would fain have entrapped him,1 but the king would not let him, for Cromwell was his great friend. And ere he went, the Lubeckes & he disputed with the Bishops of this realm in defence of the truth, and so he departed again without restraint with the Lubeckes. After his going again to Wittemb. to the Duke of Saxon, and to Luther, he remained there to set forwards his works in Print that he had begun, from whence he returned again in the beginning of the reign of Queen Anne,2