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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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Ah poor soul (quoth he) thou little knowest how evil he deserveth this grace at thy hands. Of my word (sweet heart) he hath been towards thee an arrant knave,1 and so let him go. To this the Queen in charitable manner replying in few words, ended that talk: having also by Gods only blessing haply for that time and ever, escaped the dangerous snares of her bloody and cruel enemies for the Gospels sake.
Ah poore soule (quoth he) thou little knowest how euill he deserueth this grace at thy hands. Of my worde (sweete heart) he hath bene towardes thee an arrant knaue,1 and so let him go. To this the Queene in charitable maner replying in few wordes, ended that talke: hauing also by Gods onely blessing happely for that time and euer, escaped the dangerous snares of her bloudy and cruell enemies for the Gospels sake.
- 1The Queen b• Gods marvellous blessing delivered of all her adversity.The Queene b• Gods meruelous blessing deliuered of al her aduersitye.
The pestiferous purpose of this Bishop, & of such like bloody adversaries practising thus against the Queen, & proceeding of gods gospel (as ye have heard) putteth me in remembrance of such an other like story of his wicked working in like manner, a little before: but much more pernicious & pestilent to the public church of Jesus Christ, then this was dangerous to the private estate of the Queen. Which story likewise I thought here as in convenient place, to be adjoined & notified, to be known to all posterity, according as I have it faithfully recorded and storied by him, which heard it of the Archbishop Cranmers own mouth, declared in order and form as followeth.