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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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Book 7 › Letter: ¶ The Emperors letter.Book 7 › Letter: ¶ The Emperours letter.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The morrow after saint Georges day, Luther obeying the Archbishops commandment,1 entered his palace, being accompanied thither with his said chaplain and one of the Emperors Heralds, and such as came in his company out of Saxony to Worms, with other his chief friends: where as Doctor Voeus, the Marquess of Bade's chaplain began to declare and protest in the presence of the Archbishop of Triers,2 Joachim Marquess of Brandenburg, George Duke of Saxony, the bishops of Augsburg and Brandenburg, the Earle George, John Bo•ke of Strasburg, Uerdcheymer and Peutinger Doctors, that Luther was not called to be conferred with, or to disputation, but only that the princes had procured licence of the Emperors majesty, through Christian charity, to have liberty granted unto them, to exhort Luther benignly & brotherly.
The morow after saynt Georges day, Luther obeying the Archbishops commaundement,1 entred his palace, being accompanyed thither with his sayd chaplayne and one of the Emperours Heraldes, and such as came in his company out of Saxony to Wormes, with other his chiefe frendes: where as Doctour Voeus, the Marques of Bades chaplein began to declare and protest in the presence of the Archbishop of Triors,2 Ioachime Marques of Brandeburge, George Duke of Saxonye, the bishops of Ausburge and Brandeburge, the Earle George, Iohn Bo•ke of Strasburge, Uerdcheymer and Peutinger Doctours, that Luther was not called to be conferred with, or to disputation, but onely that the princes had procured licence of the Emperors maiesty, through Christian charity, to haue liberty graunted vnto them, to exhort Luther beningly & brotherly.
- 1Luther appeareth before the Archb. of Triers.Luther appeareth before the Archb. of Tryers.
- 2