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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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To this Oration Watson made answer, that this forward and earnest good wills and minds of theirs,1 in doing such courtesy, was right thankfully taken, both of him and his, exhorting them to continue steadfastly in the same, and to proceed also when need should require: for it was so far from any of their thoughts, to stop them in this their race, that they would rather haste them forward to run through more speedily, being not without good cause persuaded to conceive good hope of their benevolence towards them, inasmuch as they would do for them, what soever might turn to their profit and commodity.
To this Oration Watson made answer, that this forewarde and earnest good willes and mindes of theyrs,1 in doing suche curtesie, was right thankefully taken, both of hun and his, exhortinge them to continue stedfastly in the same, and to procede also when nede should require: for it was so far from any of their thoughts, to stop thē in this theyr race, that they would rather haste them forwarde to runne throughe more speedely, being not wtout good cause perswaded to conceiue good hope of their beneuolēce towardes them, in asmuch as they would do for them, what soeuer might tourne to theyr profit and commoditie.
- 1Watson answereth to the Oration.Watson aunswereth to the Oration.
This day, forasmuch as it was toward evening ere they came, and the sun was going down,1 was nothing else done. The next day being the 10. of January, they bestowed in recreating them selves after their journey, and in setting other things at a stay. Nevertheless to the intent the same should not escape altogether without doing of somewhat, they interdicted the 2. Churches, namely S. Mary's, where Martin Bucer, and S. Michaels, where Paulus Phagius lay buried.