A67926:4866
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.
A brief narration of the trouble of Sir George Blage.
A briefe narration of the trouble of Syr George Blage.
Here would also something be said of Sir George Blage one of the kings privy chamber,1 who being falsely accused by sir Hugh Caverley knight, and M. Littleton, was sent for by Wrisley L. Chancellor the sunday before Anne Askew suffered, & the next day was carried to Newgate, & from thence to Guild Hal,2 where he was condemned the same day, & appointed to be burned the wednesday following. The words which his accusers laid unto him, were these. What if a mouse should eat the bread? then by my con sent they should hang up the mouse. Whereas in deed these words he never spake as to his lives end he protested. But the truth, as he said, was this, that they craftily to undermine him, walking with him in Pauls church after a sermon of D. Crome, asked if he were at the Sermon, and he said yea, I heard say (saith M. Litleton) that he said in his sermon that the mass profiteth neither for the quick nor for the dead. No said M. Blage, wherefore then? belike for a gentleman when he rideth a hunting to keep his horse from stumbling,3 & so they departing immediately after he was apprehended (as is showed) and condemned to be burned, when this was heard among them of the privy chamber, the king hearing them whispering together) which he could ⟨p. 1246⟩never abide) commanded them to tell him the matter. Whereupon the matter being opened, and suit made to the king, especially by the good Earle of Bedford then L. privy Seal, the king being sore offended with their doings, that they would come so near him, & even into his privy chamber without his knowledge, sent for Wrisley, commanding him eftsoons to draw out his pardon himself,