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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 this the Cardinal again advising well the letters of the Bishop,1 & the whole order of the matter, which was sent unto him, declared that he right well understood by the letters sent, that the Ministers in deed (as the Ambassadors said) were called out from the freedom, & liberties of the City, and yet no order of law was broken therein: for as much as the Bishop (said he) had there no less power and authority, then if he were his own Vicar delegate, and therefore he desired them, that they would assist the Bishop in punishing the foresaid Ministers, &c.
To this the Cardinall againe aduising well the letters of the Bishop,1 & the whole order of the matter, which was sent vnto him, declared that he right wel vnderstood by the letters sent, that the Ministers in deede (as the Ambassadours sayd) were called out from the freedome, & liberties of the Citie, and yet no order of law was broken therein: for as much as the Bishop (said he) had there no lesse power and authoritie, then if he were his owne Uicare delegate, and therefore he desired them, that they woulde assist the Bishop in punishing the foresayd Ministers, &c.
- 1The answer of Campeius to the ambassadors. The Popes prelates be lawless, and can break no order whatsoever they do. The ambassadors reply against the Cardinal.The answer of Campeius to the ambassadours. The Popes prelates be lawles, and can breake no order whatsoeuer they doe. The ambassadours reply against the Cardinall.
After much other talk and reasoning on both parts, wherein the Ambassadors argued in defence of their freedom, that the judgement should not be transferred out of the City: among other communication, they inferred moreover and declared, how in the City of Strasburg were many, yea the most part of the Clergy, which lived viciously and wickedly with their strumpets & harlots, whom they kept in their houses,