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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 2] 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 2] 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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¶A Letter of M. Latimer to Master Morris, concerning the Articles written, which were falsely and untruly laid against him.
¶A Letter of M. Latimer to Mayster Morice, concerning the Articles written, which were falsely and vntruely layed agaynst him.
1Right worshipful, and mine own good master Morris, salutem in Christo Jesu. And I thank you for all hearty kindness, not only heretofore showed unto me, but also that now of late, you would vouchsafe to write unto me so poor a wretch, to my great comfort among all these my troubles. I trust and doubt nothing in it,2 but GOD will reward you for me, and supply abundantly mine unabilitie. &c. Master Morris you would wonder to know how I have been entreated at Bristow. I mean of some of the Priests, which first desired me, welcomed me, made me chea•e, heard what I said, allowed my saying in all things whiles I was with them: when I was gone home to my Benefice, perceiving that the people favoured me so greatly, and that the Major had appointed me to preach at Easter, privily they procured an inhibition for all them that had not the Bishops licence,3 which they knew well enough I had not, & so craftily defeated master Mayors appointment, pretending that they were sorry for it, procuring also certain Preachers to blatter against me, as Hubberdin and Powell, with other moe: whom when I had brought before the Major and the wise Counsel of the Town, to know what they could lay to my charge, wherefore they so declaimed against me, they said they spake of information: howbeit no man could be brought forth that would abide by any thing: So that they had place and time to belie me shamefully, but they had no place nor time to lay to my charge, when I was present and ready to make them answer. God amend them, and swage their malice that they have against the truth & me. &c.