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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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Item, another time the King immediately after his repair to London, fell sick, and caused divers times his whole Council to come unto him about his will, and other his grave affairs:1 At what time, the Bishop also would come up with them into the utter privy Chamber, and there remain until the Council came from the King, and then go down with them again, to the end (as then was thought) to blind the world withal.
Item, another time the King immediatly after his repaire to London, fell sicke, and caused diuers times hys whole Counsell to come vnto him about his will, and other his graue affaires:1 At what time, the Bishop also would come vp with them into the vtter priuie Chamber, and there remayne vntill the Counsell came from the King, and then go downe with them agayne, to the ende (as then was thought) to blind the world withall.
- 1Winchester though he were excluded yet would seem still to be of the kings Counsel.Winchester though he wer excluded yet would seeme stil to be of the kinges Counsel.
Furthermore, as the King grew more in sickness, he considering upon his will and testament made before at his going over to Bullein, willed the same to be drawn out again with leaving out and excluding the Bishop of Winchester by name from amongst his Executors. Which being to him no small corsey, and a cutting off of all their purposes,1 a way was found, that Sir Anthony Browne a principal pillar of Winchesters side, pretending unto the King, as though by the negligence of the writer the Bishops name had been left out of the Kings will, kneeled down to the Kings Majesty,2