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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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In the mean space, the Prior and master John Schinke were not idle,1 for when the Prior perceived that his malicious enterprise took no good success, he adjoined unto him a companion, William, a Doctor of the Jacobins, and so went up to Laudanum, to the Monks, Franciscans, and Minors, for help and counsel. For those kinds of Friars above all other, are best instruct by their hypocrisy, to deceive the poor and simple people. These Friars straightways sent for certain of the rulers, which had all the rule and authority, and specially Peter Hannus, Peter Swine, and Nicholas Roden, unto whom they declared, after their accustomed manner, with great complaints, what an heretic Monk had preached, and how he had obtained the favour almost of all the simple people, which if they did not speedily provide for and withstand the beginnings, and put the heretic to death, it would come to pass, that shortly the honour of our Lady and all Saints, together with the two Abbeys, should utterly come to ruin and decay.
In the meane space, the Priour and maister Iohn Schinke were not idle,1 for when the Prior perceiued that his malitious enterprise tooke no good successe, he adioyned vnto him a companion, William, a Doctour of the Iacobines, and so went vp to Laudanum, to the Monks, Franciscanes, and Minors, for helpe and counsaile. For those kindes of Friers aboue all other, are best instruct by their hypocrisie, to deceiue the poore and simple people. These Friers streightwaies sent for certaine of the rulers, which had all the rule and authoritie, and specially Peter Hannus, Peter Swine, and Nicholas Roden, vnto whome they declared, after their accustomed maner, with great complaintes, what an heretique Monke had preached, and how he had obteined the fauour almost of all the simple people, which if they did not spedily prouide for and withstand the beginnings, and put the heretique to death, it would come to passe, that shortly the honour of our Lady and all Saints, together with the two Abbeys, shoulde vtterly come to ruine and decay.
- 1The Prier and the Monks again conspired. against the Gospel.The Prier and the Monkes againe conspired. against the Gospell.