A67927:1355
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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¶M. Ridley to the Queens Majesty.
¶M. Ridley to the Queenes Maiestie.
IT may please your Majesty for Christ our Saviours sake,1 in a matter of conscience (and now not for my self but for other poor men) to vouchsafe to hear and understand this mine humble supplication. It is so (honourable princess) that in the time whiles I was in the Ministry of the Sea of London divers poor men Tenants thereof, have taken new Leases of their Tenantries and holdings, and some have renewed and changed their old, and therefore have payed fines and sums of money, both to me, and also to the Chapter of Pauls, for the confirmation of the same. Now I hear say that the Bishop which occupieth the same room now, will not allow the foresaid Leases, which must redound to many poor mens utter ruin and decay.2 Wherefore this is mine humble supplication unto your honourable grace, that it may please the same for Christs sake to be unto the foresaid poor men their gracious patroness and defender, either that they may enjoy their foresaid Leases and years renewed, as (I suppose) when their matter shall be heard with conscience, both justice, conscience, and equity shall require, for that their Leases shall be found (I trust) made without fraud or coven, either of their part, or of mine, and always also the old •ents reserved to the Sea without any kind of damage thereof: or if this will not be granted, then that it may please your gracious highness to command that the poor men may be restored to their former Leases and years and to have rendered to them again such sums of money as they paid to me, & to that chapterhouse for their Leases & years, so now taken from them. Which thing concerning the fines payed to me, may be easily done, if it shall please your Majesty to command some portion of those goods which I left in my house when I fled in hope of pardon for my trespass towards your grace, which goods (as I have heard) be yet reserved in the same house. I suppose that half of the value of my plate which I left in mine offices, and specially in an iron chest in my bed chamber,