A67926:4837
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
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Queen all this while compassed about with enemies and persecutors, perceived nothing of all this, nor what was working against her, and what traps were laid for her by Winchester and his fellows: so closely the matter was conveyed.1 But see what the Lord God (who from his eternal throne of wisdom, seeth and dispatcheth all the inventions of Ahithophel, and comprehendeth the wily beguile themselves) did for his pore handmaiden, in rescuing her from the pit of ruin, whereunto she was ready to fall unawares.
The Queene all this while compassed about wyth enemies and persecutours, perceiued nothing of all thys, nor what was working against her, and what trappes were layde for her by Winchester and his fellowes: so closely the matter was conueied.1 But see what the Lorde God (who from his eternall throne of wisdome, seeth and dispatcheth all the inuentiōs of Achitophel, and comprehendeth ye wily beguily themselues) did for his pore handmaiden, in rescuing her from the pit of ruine, whereunto she was ready to fall vnawares.
- 1The wiles of this Ahithophel Winchester dispatched.The wiles of this Achitophell Wynchester dispatched.
For as the Lord would, so came it to pass, that the bill of Articles drawn against the Queen, and subscribed with the kings own hand (although dissemblingly ye must understand) falling from the bosom of one of the foresaid Counsellors,1 was found and taken up of some godly person, and brought immediately unto the Queen. Who reading there the Articles comprised against her, and perceiving the kings own hand unto the same, for the sudden fear thereof, fell incontinent into a great melancholy and agony, bewailing and taking on in such sort, as was lamentable to see: as certain of her Ladies and Gentlewomen being yet alive, which were then present about her,