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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 then (God be thanked) the Kings mind was clean altered, and he detested in his heart (as afterwards he plainly showed) this Tragical practise of those cruel Caiphases:1 who nothing understanding of the kings well reformed mind; & good disposition toward the Queen, were busily occupied about thinking & providing for their next days labour, which was the day determined to have carried the Queen to the Tower.
Now then (God be thanked) the Kings mynde was cleane altered, and he detested in his heart (as afterwards he plainly shewed) this Tragicall practise of those cruell Caiphases:1 who nothing vnderstanding of the kings wel reformed minde; & good disposition towarde the Queene, were busily occupied about thinking & prouiding for their next dayes labour, which was the day determined to haue caryed the Queene to the Tower.
- 1The K. ab•o••ed the malicious workings of the bloody Papists.The K. ab•o••ed the malicious workings of the bloudy Papistes.
The day & almost the hour appointed being come, the K. being disposed in the after noon to take the air (waited upon with two Gentlemen only of his bed chamber) went into the garden,1 whether the Queen also came, being sent for by the King himself, the three Ladies above named, alone waiting upon her. With whom the king at that time disposed himself▪ to be as pleasant as ever he was in all his life before: When suddenly in the middest of their mirth, the hour determined being come, in cometh the Lord chancellor into the garden with a 40. of the kings guard at his heels,