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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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Thus wil•ly and politicly he got himself out of our hands. But if I had suspected this, I would have had him in the tower over night and stopped his journey to the court. Well said my Lord of Canterbury he was evermore to good for you all.
Thus wil•ly and politickely he got himselfe out of our hands. But if I had suspected this, I would haue had him in the tower ouer night and stopped his iourny to ye court. Well sayd my Lord of Caunterbury hee was euermore to good for you all.
Moreover as touching this foresaid bishop of Winchester for so much as he in king Edwards time bragged so much of his old master of famous memory king Henr. 8. to the intent that the glorious vanity of this bishop, & of all other like unto him, more notoriously may appear to all men ⟨p. 1291⟩here is to be noted by the testification as well of master Deny, as also of Sir Henry Nevell, who were there present witnesses of the matter, whose record is this, that king Henry before the time of his sickness, taking his horse upon the terrace at Windsor to ride out on hawking, saw standing before him the Lord Wryothesley Lord Chancellor with divers other Counsellors, and amongst them the Bishop of Winchester. Whereupon he called the Lord Chancellor and said:1 Did not I command you he should come no more amongst you (meaning the Bishop?) Whereunto the Lord Chancellor answered, that his coming was to bring his Majesty word of a benevolence given unto him by the Clergy. Whereat the King said: Ah, let him come hither, and so he did his message, and the King went straight away.
Moreouer as touching this foresaid bishop of Winchester for so much as he in king Edwardes tyme bragged so much of his old mayster of famous memory king Henr. 8. to ye entent yt the glorious vanitie of this bishop, & of all other like vnto him, more notoriously may appeare to al mē