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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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¶A letter sent to the Bishop of Winchester, signed by the king, and subscribed by the Counsel.
¶A letter sent to the Bishop of Winchester, signed by the king, and subscribed by the Counsaile.
IT is not (we think) unknown unto you, with what clemency and favour,1 we by the advise of our Counsel caused you to be heard and used upon these sundry complaints and informations that were made to us & our said Counsel of your disordered doings and words, both at the time of our late visitation, and otherwise. Which notwithstanding, considering that the favour both then and many other times ministered unto you, wrought rather an insolent wilfulness in your self, than any obedient conformity, such as would have beseemed a man of your vocation, we could not but use some demonstration of justice towards you,2 as well for such notorious and apparent contempts and other inobediences, as after and contrary to our commandment were openly known in you, as also for some example and terror of such others as by your example seemed to take courage to mutter and grudge against our most godly proceedings: whereof great discord & inconvenience at that time might have ensued. For the avoiding whereof, & for your just deservings, you were by our said Counsel committed to ward. Where albeit we have suffered you to remain a long space, sending unto you in the mean time at sundry times divers of the Noble men and others of our privy Counsel, and travailing by them with clemency and favour to have reduced you to the knowledge of your duty: yet in all this time have you neither knowledged your faults, nor made any such submission as might have beseemed you, nor yet showed any appearance either of repentance, or of any good conformity to our godly proceedings. Wherewith albeit we both have good cause to be offended, & might also justly by the order of our laws, cause your former doings to be reformed and punished to the example of others, yet for that we would both the world & your self also should know that we delight more in clemency, then in the straight administration of justice, we have vouchsafed not only to a dress unto you these our letters, but also to send eftsoons unto you 4. of our privy counsel with certain articles: which being by us with