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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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And whereas in your last letters you write, that the Princes complain, how this See hath been and is prejudicial to their ordinances and agreements: hereunto you shall thus answer: That such excesses which have been done before our time, ought not to be imputed to us, who always have misliked these derogations, and therefore bid them so assure them selves, that though they had required no such matter, we of our own accord, would have refrained the same, partly for that it is good, right, & reason, that every one have that which is due unto him: and partly also that the said noble nation of Germany shall have by us no hinderance, but furtherance rather, so much as in us shall lie to do for them.
And whereas in your last letters you wryte, that the Princes complaine, howe this See hath bene and is preiudiciall to their ordinaunces and agreements: heereunto you shall thus aunswere: That suche excesses which haue bene done before our time, ought not to be imputed to vs, who alwayes haue misliked these derogations, and therefore bidde them so assure them selues, that though they had required no such matter, we of our owne accorde, woulde haue refrained the same, partly for that it is good, right, & reason, that euery one haue that which is due vnto hym: and partly also that the sayd noble natiō of Germany shal haue by vs no hinderance, but furtherance rather, so much as in vs shall lie to do for them.
And as touching the processes, which they desire to have removed away a Rota, and to be referred down to the parties,1 you shall signify unto them that we will gratify them herein as much as honestly we may. But because our auditors are now presently absent from the city by reason of the Plague, we can not be informed as yet, touching the quality of those processes. As soon as they shall return (which we hope will be shortly) we shall do in the Princes favour, what reasonably we may.
And as touching the processes, whyche they desire to haue remoued away a Rota, and to be referred down to the parties,