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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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Besides other also out of foreign countries, men of learning and notable knowledge were sent for and received,1 among whom was Peter Martyr, Martin Bucer, and Paulus Phagius. Of whom the first taught at Oxford: the other two professed at Cambridge,2 and that with no small commendation of the whole university. Of the old bishops some were committed to one ward, some to an other Boner Bishop of London was committed to the Marshalsea, & eftsoons for his contempt and misdemeanour deposed from his bishopric, as in further process followeth to be seen, Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, with Tonstal Bishop of Duresme was cast into the Tower for his disobedience, where he kept his Christmas three years together, more worthy of some other place without the Tower, if it had pleased god otherwise not to have meant a further plague to ⟨p. 1297⟩this Realm by that man.
Besides other also out of forreine coūtries, mē of learning and notable knowledge were sent for and receiued,1 among whome was Peter Martyr, Martine Bucer, and Paulus Phagius. Of whome the first taught at Oxford: the other two professed at Cambridge,2 and that wt no smal commendation of the whol vniuersity. Of the old bishops some were cōmitted to one ward, some to an other Boner Bishop of London was committed to the Marshalsey, & eftsoones for his contempt and misdemeanour deposed frō his bishopricke, as in further processe foloweth to be sene, Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, with Tonstal Bishop of Duresme was cast into the Tower for his disobedience, where he kept his Christmas three yeares together, more worthy of some other place without the Tower, if it hadde pleased god otherwise not to haue mēt a further plague to ⟨p. 1297⟩this Realme by that man.
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