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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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This answer the Senate commanded to be declared to the Chapterhouse. When as the religious sort understood that they could prevail little or nothing with their words, bursting out in a fury, they began to threaten, and there withal went straight unto the Archbishop, to certify him how the Citizens of Bremen were become heretics, & would no longer obey their religious sort, with many other like things in their complaint, so that it was to be feared, least the whole City shortly should be seduced.
This answere the Senate commanded to be declared to the Chapterhouse. When as the religious sort vnderstoode that they coulde preuaile little or nothyng wyth theyr words, bursting out in a furie, they began to threaten, and there withall went straight vnto the Archbyshop, to certifie him how ye Citizens of Breme were become heretikes, & would no lōger obey their religious sort, with many other lyke thynges in their complaynt, so that it was to be feared, least the whole Citie shortly should be seduced.
When the Bishop heard tell of these things,1 straightways he sent ij. which were of his counsel, unto Bremen, requiring that Henry should be sent unto him without delay. When they were demanded why they would have him sent, they answered, because he preached against the holy Church. Being again demanded, in what points or articles, they had nothing to say. One of these counsellors was the Bishops Suffragan,2 a naughty pernicious hypocrite, which sought all means possible to carry away the said Henry captive. Finally they received this answer of the Senators, that for so much as the preacher being hired by the Church wardens,3 had not hitherto been convict for an heretic, & that no man had declared any erroneous or heretical article that he had taught, they said, they could by no means obtain of the Citizens that he should be carried away: Wherefore they earnestly desired the Bishop that he would speedily send his learned men unto Bremen,