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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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During the time of deliberation about this matter, they failed not to use all kinds of policies,1 and mischievous practises, aswell to suborn accusers, as otherwise to betray her, in seeking to understand what books, by law forbidden, she had in her closet. And the better to bring their purpose to pass, because they would not upon the sudden but by means deal with her, they thought it best, at the first, to begin with some of those Ladies whom they knew to be great with her, and of her blood. The chiefest whereof, as most of estimation, and privy to all her doings, were these:2 the Lady Harbert, afterward Countess of Pembroke and sister to the Queen, & chief of her privy chamber: the Lady Lane, being of her privy chamber, and also her cosine germane:3 the Lady Tyrwit of her privy chamber, and for her virtuous disposition, in very great favour and credit with her.4
Duringe the time of deliberation about thys matter, they failed not to vse al kinds of policies,1 and mischieuous practises, aswell to suborne accusers, as otherwise to betray her, in seeking to vnderstand what bokes, by law forbidden, shee had in her closet. And the better to bring theyr purpose to passe, because they would not vpon the sodaine but by meanes deale wyth her, they thought it best, at the first, to begin with some of those Ladies whom they knew to be great with her, and of her bloud. The chiefest whereof, as most of estimation, and priuie to all her doings, were these:2 the Lady Harbert, afterwarde Countesse of Pembroke and sister to the Queene, & chiefe of her priuie chamber: the Lady Lane, being of her priuie chamber, and also her cosine germane:3 the Lady Tyrwit of her priuye chamber, and for her vertuous disposition, in very great fauour and credite with her.4