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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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To whom this humble man answered, saying, I refuse not my Lord Cardinal, but I desire the word of God to be my judge, and the temporal estate, with some of your lordships mine auditors, because I am here my Lord Governors prisoner.1 Whereupon the prideful & scornful people that stood by, mocked him, saying: Such man such judge, speaking seditious & reproachful words against the governor and other the Nobles, meaning them also to be heretics. And incontinent without all delay they would have given sentence upon M. George, and that without farther process, had not certain men there counselled the Cardinal to read again the articles, and to hear his answers thereupon, that the people might not complain of his wrongful condemnation.
To whom this humble man answeared, saying, I refuse not my Lord Cardinall, but I desire the word of God to be my iudge, and the temporall estate, with some of your lordships mine auditors, because I am here my Lord Gouernors prisoner.1 Whereupon the pridefull & scornful people that stoode by, mocked him, saying: Suche man suche iudge, speaking seditious & reprochful wordes against the gouernor and other the Nobles, meaning them also to be heretikes. And incontinent without all delay they woulde haue geuen sentence vppon M. George, and that wythout farther processe, had not certaine men there counsailed the Cardinall to reade againe the articles, and to heare his answers thereuppon, that the people might not complaine of his wrongfull condemnation.
- 1The words of the people against the L. Governor.The wordes of the people agaynst the L. Gouernour.
And shortly to declare, these were the articles following, with his answers, as far as they would give him leave to speak. For when he intended to mitigate their •eaings, and show the manner of his doctrine by and by they stopped his mouth with an other article.