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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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To recite here his witty sentences, his grave reason• which many times did proceed from him, and how he would sometimes in a matter discoursed by his council, add the• unto of his own moe reasons & causes touching the […] matter then they themselves had or could devise, it was […] most incredible in y• age to see & tedious here to prosecute.
To recite here his witty sentences, his graue reason• which many times did proceed frō him, and how he would sometimes in a matter discoursed by his coūsell, adde the• vnto of his owne moe reasons & causes touching the 〈…〉 matter then they themselues had or could deuise, it was 〈…〉 most incredible in y• age to see & tedious here to prosecute.
This in him may seem notorious and admirable, that he in these immature years, could tell & recite all the po•••, havens and creeks, not within his own realm only, but also in Scotland, and likewise in France, what coming in there was, how the tide served in every haven or creek: moreover, what burden & what wind served the coming into the haven.
This in him may seme notorious and admirable, that he in these immature yeres, could tell & recite all the po•••, hauens and crekes, not within his owne realme only, but also in Scotland, and likewise in Fraūce, what commyng in there was, how the tide serued in euery hauen or creke: moreouer, what burdē & what winde serued the comming into the hauen.