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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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And after iiij. a clock Ulricke Pappenhim: and Casper Sturm the Emperors Herald (who conducted M. Luther from Wittenberg to Worms (came for Luther, and accompanied him through the garden of the knights of the Rhodes place, to the Earle Palatine's palace: and least the people should molest him, that thronged in, he was led by secrete stairs to the place where he was appointed to have audience. Yet many, who perceived the pretence, violently rushed in, and were resisted, albeit in vain many ascended the galleries, because they desired to behold Luther.1
And after iiij. a clocke Ulricke Pappenhim: and Casper Sturm the Emperors Heraulde (who conducted M. Luther from Wittenberge to Wormes (came for Luther, and accompanied him through the garden of the knightes of the Rhodes place, to the Earle Palatines pallace: and least the people should molest him, that thrōged in, he was led by secrete stayres to the place where he was appointed to haue audience. Yet manye, who perceyued the pretence, violently rushed in, and were resisted, albeit in vaint many ascended the galleries, because they desired to behold Luther.1
- 1Luther is brought before the Emperor.Luther is brought before the Emperour.
Thus standing before the Emperor, the Electors, Dukes, Earls, and all the estates of the Empire, assembled there, he was first advertised by Ulricke of Pappenhim, to keep silence until such time as he was required to speak. Then John Eckius above mentioned,1 who then was the Bishop of Triers general official, with a loud and intelligible voice, first in Latin, then in Dutch, according to the Emperors commandment, said & proponed this sentence in manner as ensueth, or like in effect.