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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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By this answer the Commons gathering that the whole state was ruled by a few,1 took thereat grief and displeasure, protesting openly that they would take counsel by them selves hereafter what they had to do, not only in cases of Religion, but also in other matters of civil government, and forthwith took them to armour, keeping the towers and gates and other convenient places of the City with watch and ward, in as forcible wise, as if the enemy had been at hand.
By thys aunswere the Commons gathering that the whole state was ruled by a few,1 tooke thereat grief and displeasure, protesting openly that they would take counsell by them selues heereafter what they had to doe, not onely in cases of Religion, but also in other matters of ciuile gouernment, and foorthwith tooke them to armour, keeping the towers and gates and other conuenient places of the Citie with watche and warde, in as forcible wise, as if the enemie had bene at hand.
- 1Religion in Basil defended by the commons.Religion in Basill defended by the commons.
The next day the Senate requiring respite to deliberate, was contented to commit the matter to them, whom the commons before had sent as suitors unto them. Which offer the Citizens did not refuse, but with this condition that those Senators, which were guilty, should in the mean season follow their pleey as private persons, upon their own private costs and charges: the other which defended the public cause for the behoof of the posterity, should be maintained by the public charges of the City. This the Senate was glad to grant unto, with some other like matters of lighter weight, to appease their rage.
The next day the Senate requiring respite to deliberate, was contented to commit the matter to them, whome the commons before had sent as suters vnto them. Which offer the Citizens did not refuse, but wyth this condition that those Senatours, whych were guiltie, shoulde in the meane season followe their pleey as priuate persones, vpon theyr owne priuate costes and charges: the other which defended the publicke cause for the behoofe of the posterity, should be mainteined by the publicke charges of the Citie. This the Senate was glad to graunt vnto, wt some other like matters of lighter weight, to appease theyr rage.