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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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¶The death of K. Henry the viij. with the manner thereof.
¶The death of K. Henry the viij. with the maner thereof.
And thus closing up this eight book with the death of King Henry the 8. I will now (the Lord Christ assisting me with his grace) proceed next to the time & reign of King Edward his son,1 after that first I shall intermit a few words touching the death of the said King Henry his father, and the manner of the same. Who after long languishing, infirmity growing more and more upon him, lay from S. Stevens day (as is above mentioned) to the latter end of January. His Physicians at length perceiving that he would away:2 and yet not daring to discourage him with death, for fear of the Act past before in Parliament, that none should speak any thing of the Kings death (the Act being made only for Soothsayers and talkers of prophesies) moved them that were about the King to put him in remembrance of his mortal state and fatal infirmity. Which when the rest were in dread to do, M. Deny who was specially attendant upon him, boldly coming to the King: told him what case he was in, to mans judgement not like to live, and therefore exhorted him to prepare himself to death, calling himself to remembrance of his former life, and to call upon God in Christ betime for grace and mercy, as becometh every good Christian man to do.
ANd thus closing vp this eight booke with the death of King Henry the 8. I will now (the Lorde Christ assisting me with his grace) proceede next to the time & reigne of King Edward his sonne,