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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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Why, quoth the Archbishop again, never heard you how those letters were suppressed and stopped? Whereunto the Archbishops servant answering again: as it was (said he) my duty to write those letters: so was it not my part to be inquisitive what became thereupon. Marry, quoth the Archbishop, my Lord of Winchester then being beyond the seas, about a conclusion of a league between the Emperor, the French king, & the king our master, and fearing that some reformation should here pass in the realm touching Religion in his absence, against his appetite, wrote to the kings Majesty, bearing him in hand,1 that the league then towards, would not prosper nor go forwards on his Majesties behalf, if he made any other innovation or alteration in Religion, or Ceremonies in the Church, then was already done: which his advertisement herein caused the king to stay the signing of those letters, as Sir Anthony Deny wrote to me by the Kings commandment.
Why, quoth the Archbishop againe, neuer hearde you how those letters were suppressed and stopped? Wherunto the Archbyshops seruaunt aunswering againe: as it was (sayde hee) my duetie to wryte those letters: so was it not my part to be inquisitiue what became thereupon. Marye, quoth the Archbishop, my Lord of Winchester then beyng beyond the seas, about a cōclusion of a league betwene the Emperour, the Frenche king, & the king our maister, and fearing yt some reformation should here passe in the realme touchinge Religion in hys absence, againste hys appetite, wrote to the kinges Maiestie, bearing hym in hande,1 that the league then towardes, woulde not prosper nor go forwardes on his Maiesties behalfe, if he made any other innouation or alteration in Religion, or Ceremonies in the Church, then was already done: which hys aduertisement herein caused the king to staye the signing of those letters, as Syr Anthonie Denie wrote to me by the Kinges commaundement.
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