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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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Now was Ockam all this while at my Lord privy Seals, where he was kept secret, till certain of the Counsel had perused all his writings, among the which they found certain of the privy Chamber indited, with other the kings Officers, with their wives, that is to say, Sir Tho. Cardine, sir Phillip Hobby, with both their Ladies. M. Edmund Harman, M. Thomas Weldon, with Snowball and his wife.1 All these they had indited by the force of the 6. Articles, as aiders, helpers, and maintainers of Anthony Person. And beside them, they had indited of heresy (some for one thing, and some for an other) a great number moe of the Kings true and faithful subjects. Whereof the kings Majesty being certified, his grace of his special goodness (without the suit of any man) gave to the foresaid Gentlemen of his privy Chamber, and other his servants with their wives, his gracious pardon. And as God would have the matter further known unto his majesty, as he road one day a hunting in Guildford Park, and saw the Sheriff with sir Humphrey Foster sitting on their horse backs together, he called them unto him, & asked of them, how his laws was executed at Windsor: Then they beseeching his grace of pardon, told him plainly that in all their lives they never sate on matter under his graces authority, that went so much against their consciences, as the death of these men did, and up and told his grace so pitiful a tale of the casting away of these poor men, that the King turning his horse head to depart from them, said: Alas poor Innocents.
Nowe was Ockam all this while at my Lorde priuie Seales, where he was kept secret, til certaine of the Counsaile had perused all his wrytings, amonge the which they found certaine of the priuie Chamber indited, wt other the kings Officers, with their wiues, that is to say, Sir Tho. Cardine, sir Phillip Hobby, wyth both theyr Ladies. M. Edmund Harman, M. Thomas Weldone, wyth Snowball and hys wife.1 All these they had indited by the force of the 6. Articles, as aiders, helpers, and maintainers of Anthony Person. And beside them, they had indited of heresie (some for one thing, and some for an other) a great nomber moe of the Kings true and faithfull subiects. Whereof the kings Maiestie beynge certified, hys grace of hys speciall goodnes (without the sute of any man) gaue to the foresayd Gentlemen of his priuie Chamber, and other his seruants with theyr wiues, hys gracious pardō. And as God wold haue the matter further knowen vnto hys maiestie, as hee roade one day a huntinge in Gilforde Parke, and sawe the Sheriffe wyth syr Humfrey Foster sitting on theyr horse backes together, he called them vnto him, & asked of them, how hys lawes was executed at Windsore: Then they beseching hys grace of pardon, tolde hym plainely that in all theyr liues they neuer sate on matter vnder his graces authoritie, that went somuch against theyr consciences, as the death of these men did, and vp and told hys grace so pitiful a tale of the casting away of these poore men, that the King turning hys horsehead to departe from them, sayde: Alasse poore Innocents.