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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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Moreover there wanted not in him to this felicity of wit and dexterity of nature, like happiness of institution of good instructors. Neither did there lack again in him any diligence to receive that,1 which they would teach him: in so much that in the middest of all his play and recreation, he would always observe & keep his hour appointed to his study, using the same with much intention, till time called him again from his book to pastime. In this his study, & keeping of his hours he did so profit that D. Cranmer the Archbishop then of Canterbury, beholding his towardness, his readiness in both tongues, in translating from Greek to Latin, from Latin to Greek again, in declaiming with his schoolfellows without help of his teachers, and that ex tempore, 2would weep for joy, declaring to D. Cox his schoolmaster, that he would never have thought that to have been in him, except he had seen it himself.
Moreouer there wanted not in him to this felicitye of wit and dexterity of nature, like happines of institution of good instructors. Neither did there lacke agayne in him any diligence to receiue that,1 which they would teach him: in so much that in the middest of all his play and recreatiō, he would alwayes obserue & keep his houre appoynted to his study, vsing the same with much intentiō, till time called him agayne from his booke to pastime. In this his study, & keeping of his houres he did so profit that D. Cranmer the Archbishop then of Canterbury, beholding his towardnes, his readines in both tongues, in translating frō Greek to Latine, from Latine to Greek agayne, in declaming wt his scholefellowes without helpe of his teachers, and that ex tempore, 2would weepe for ioy, declaring to D. Coxe his scholemaister, that he would neuer haue thought that to haue bene in him, except he had sene it himselfe.
- 1The readiness of K. Edward to his book.The readines of K. Edward to his booke.
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