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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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The king had appointed before certain to make report of the sermons. Besides them there was one who writing to a friend of his in the Court, in the favour of these preachers, ⟨p. 1199⟩declared how gaily they had all handled the matter, both to satisfy the recantation, and also in the same Sermons to utter out the truth, that it might spread without let of the world. Wherefore partly by these reporters, & partly by the negligent looking to this letter,1 which came to the Lord Cromwels hands (sayeth Gardiner) Barnes with his other fellows were apprehended, and committed to the Tower. Steven Gardiner in his foresaid book against George Joy, would needs clear himself, that he was in no part nor cause of their casting into the tower, and giveth this reason for him,2 for that he had then no access, ne had not after, so long as Cromwels time lasted, to the Kings secret Counsel: yet notwithstanding the said Gardiner can not persuade us to the contrary, but that his privy complaining to the King, and his secrete whisperings in his friends ears, and his other workings by his factors about the King, was a great sparkle to set their fagots a fire.
The king had appointed before certain to make report of the sermons. Besides them there was one who wryting to a frende of hys in the Court, in the fauour of these preachers, ⟨p. 1199⟩declared how gayly they had all handled the matter, both to satisfie the recantation, and also in the same Sermons to vtter out the truth, that it might spread without let of the world. Wherfore partly by these reporters, & partly by the negligent looking to this letter,1 which came to the Lord Cromwels hands (sayeth Gardiner) Barnes wyth his other fellowes were apprehended, and committed to the Tower. Steuen Gardiner in his foresayde booke against George Ioye, woulde needes cleare himselfe, that he was in no part nor cause of their casting into the tower, and geueth this reason for him,