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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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When he came unto the Bishop he declared the answer of the Senate, and what he had heard and learned of the Priests and Monks there. Afterward when daily news came,1 that the preacher did still more & more preach & teach more heinous matter against the religious rout, they attempted an other way, suborning great men to admonish the Citizens of Bremen into what jeopardy their common wealth might fall by means of their Preacher, preaching contrary to the decree of the Pope and Emperor. Besides that, they said, that he was the prisoner of the Lady Margaret, for which cause they had gotten Letters of the Lady Margaret, requiring to have her prisoner sent unto her again.
When he came vnto the Byshop he declared the aunswere of the Senate, and what he had heard and learned of the Priestes and Monkes there. Afterward whē dayly newes came,1 that the preacher did still more & more preach & teach more heynous matter agaynst the religious rout, they attempted an other way, suborning great men to admonish the Citizens of Breme into what ieopardie their common wealth might fall by meanes of their Preacher, preachyng contrary to the decree of the Pope and Emperour. Besides that, they sayd, that he was the prisoner of the Lady Margaret, for which cause they had gotten Letters of the Lady Margaret, requiring to haue her prisoner sent vnto her agayne.
- 1When the prelat• cannot prevail by power, they fall to practise.Whē the prelat• cannot preuayle by power, they fall to practise.
All these crafts and subtleties did nothing at all prevail, for the Senate of Bremen answered all things without blame. When as the Bishop saw this his enterprise also frustrate, he attempted an other way, whereby he had certain hope, that both he, & also the word of God with him should be wholly oppressed. Whereupon they decreed a Provincial counsel, not to be holden at Bremen,