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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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1Besides the messengers thus sent from the Council of Spires, the Bishop also of Hildesseme had been with them a little before, exhorting them in the Emperors name, after like manner. Neither did the bishop of Strasburg also cease with his messengers and letters, daily to labour his friends there, and especially such of the Senators as he had to him bound by any fealty, or otherwise by any gifts or friendship, that so much as in them did lye, they should uphold the Mass, and gainstand the contrary proceedings of the other.
1Besides the messengers thus sent from the Councell of Spires, the Byshop also of Hildesseme had bene wyth them a little before, exhorting them in the Emperours name, after like maner. Neither did the bishop of Strausburgh also cease wyth his messengers and letters, daily to labour his frendes there, and especially such of the Senatours as he had to him bound by any feaulty, or otherwise by any gifts or friendship, that so much as in them did lye, they should vphold the Masse, and gainstand the contrary proceedings of the other.
- 1The bishops of Hildesseme and of Strasburg travail to keep the City of Strasburg in their old religion.The bishops of Hildesseme and of Strausburgh trauaile to keepe the Citye of Strausburgh in their olde religion.
The Senate of Strasburg in the mean time, seeing the matter did so long hang in controversy, the space now of 2. years, and the preachers daily and instantly calling upon them for a reformation, and suit also being made to them or the Citizens, assembled their great & full council to the number of 300 (as in great matters of importance they are accustomed to do) and there with themselves debated the case, declaring on the one side, if they abolished the mass what danger they should incur by the Emperor:1