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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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These thanks for your loving admonition and good counsel first remembered, I eftsoons thank you again because that you considering our great charges (not for our pleasure, but for your defence, not for our gain, but to our great cost) which we have lately sustained, as well in defence of our & your enemies, as for the conquest of that Fortress, which was to this Realm most displeasant and noisome, and shall be by Gods grace hereafter, to our nation most profitable and pleasant, have freely of your own mind, granted to us a certain subsidy here in an act specified, which verily we take in good part, regarding more your kindness, then the profit thereof as he that setteth more by your loving harts, then by your substance. Beside this hearty kindness, I cannot a little rejoice when I consider the perfect trust & sure confidence, which you have put in me, as men having undoubted hope, and unfeigned belief in my good doings, & just proceedings for that you, without my desire or request, have committed to mine order and disposition, all Chantries, Colleges, Hospitals, and other places specified, in a certain act, firmly trusting that I will order them to the glory of God, & the profit of the common wealth. Surely,1 if I contrary to your expectation, should suffer the Ministers of the Church to decay, or learning (which is so great a jewel) to be minished, or poor and miserable people to be unrelieved you might say that I being put in so special a trust, as I am in this case, were no trusty friend to you, nor charitable man to mine even Christen, neither a lover of the public wealth, nor yet one that feared God, to whom account must be rendered of all our doings. Doubt not I pray you but your expectation shall be served, more godly & goodly then you will wish or desire, as hereafter you shall plainly perceive.
These thankes for your louing admonition and good counsell first remembred, I eftsoones thanke you agayne because that you considering our great charges (not for our pleasure, but for your defence, not for our gayne, but to our great cost) which we haue lately susteined, as well in defence of our & your enemies, as for the conquest of that Fortresse, whiche was to this Realme most displeasaunt and noysome, and shalbe by Gods grace hereafter, to our nation most profitable and pleasaunt, haue freely of your owne minde, graunted to vs a certayne subsidy here in an acte specified, which verely we take in good part, regarding more your kindnesse, then the profite therof as he that setteth more by your louing harts, then by your substance. Beside this harty kindnesse, I cannot a litle reioyce when I consider the perfect trust & sure confidence, which you haue put in me, as men hauing vndoubted hope, and vnfayned beliefe in my good doinges, & iust proceedings for that you, without my desire or request, haue cō mitted to mine order and disposition, all Chauntreys, Colledges, Hospitals, and other places specified, in a certayne acte, firmelye trusting that I will order them to the glory of God, & the profite of the common wealth. Surely,