A67927:1265
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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Lati. Lo, you look for learning at my hands, which have gone so long to the school of oblivion, making the bare walls my Library, keeping me so long in prison without book or pen and ink: and now you let me lose to come and answer to Articles. You deal with me as though two were appointed to fight for life and death, and over night the one through friends and favour is cherished, & hath good counsel given him how to encounter with his enemy. The other for envy or lack of friends,1 all the whole night is set in the stocks. In the morning when they shall meet, the one is in strength and lusty: the other is stark of his limbs, and almost dead for feebleness. Think you that to run through this man with a spear is not a goodly victory? But the Bishop of Gloucester interrupting his answer proceeded, saying:
Lati. Lo, you looke for learnyng at my handes, whiche haue gone so longe to the schole of obliuion, makynge the bare walles my Librarie, keepyng me so long in prison without booke or penne and inke: and nowe you let me lose to come and aunsweare to Articles. You deale with me as though two were appoynted to fyght for lyfe and death, and ouer nyght the one through friendes and fauour is cheryshed, & hath good counsayle geuen hym howe to encounter with his enemie. The other for enuye or lacke of friendes,1 all the whole nyght is set in the stockes. In the mornyng when they shall meete, the one is in strength and lusty: the other is starke of his limmes, and almoste dead for feeblenes. Thynke you that to runne through this man with a speare is not a goodly victory? But the Byshoppe of Glocester interruptyng his aunswere proceeded, saying:
- 1The Catholics how unreasonable they are in their using of men.The Catholicks how vnreasonable they are in their vsing of men.