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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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Then said his servant again unto him: Forasmuch as the kings good intent took no place then, now your grace may go forward in those matters, the opportunity of the time much better serving thereunto then in king Henrys days.
Then said his seruaunt againe vnto hym: Forasmuche as the kings good intent tooke no place then, nowe youre grace may goe forward in those matters, the oportunity of the time much better seruing thereunto then in king Henries daies.
Not so, quoth the Archbishop. It was better to attempt such reformation in king Henry the viij. his days, then at this time, the King being in his infancy. For if the kings father had set forth any thing for the reformation of abuses, who was he that durst gainsay it? Marry, we are now in doubt how men will take the change or alteration of abuses in the Church, and therefore the Counsel hath forborne specially to speak thereof, and of other things, which gladly they would have reformed in this visitation, referring all those & such like matters, unto the discretions of the visitors. But if King Henry the viij. had lived unto this day, with the french king, it had been past my L. of Winchesters power, to have visored the kings highness as he did, when he was about the same league.
Not so, quoth the Archbyshop. It was better to attempt such reformation in king Henry the viij. his dayes, then at thys time, the King beinge in hys infancie. For if the kings father had set foorth any thyng for the reformation of abuses, who was he that durste gainesay it? Marye, we are now in doubt how men will take the change or alteration of abuses in the Church, and therefore the Counsaile hath forborne specially to speake thereof, and of other thyngs, whych gladly they woulde haue reformed in thys visitation, referring all those & suche like matters, vnto the discretions of the visitours. But if King Henrye the viij. had liued vnto this day, wt the french king, it had bene past my L. of Winchesters power, to haue v•sured the kynges highnes as he did, when he was about the same league.