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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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1When he had made an end of speaking, the Bishop of Chester answered thereunto, that they took in right good part, that the mother the University had made so open a declaration of her good will towards them: for the which he gave most hearty thanks, desiring her to perform in deed and in her works, the things that she had so largely promised of her self in words and communication.
1When he had made an ende of speaking, the Byshop of Chester answeared thereunto, that they tooke in ryghte good part, that the mother the Uniuersitie had made so open a declaration of her good will towardes them: for the whych he gaue most hearty thanckes, desiring her to perfourme in deede and in her woorkes, the thyngs that shee had so largely promised of her selfe in woordes and communication.
- 1The answer of M. Scot Bishop of Che•ter, to […] Oration […] John […].The aunswere of M. Scotte Bishop of Che•ter, to 〈…〉 Oration 〈…〉 Iohn 〈…〉.
AS concerning their good wills, there was no cause to mistrust. For their coming thither was not to deal any thing roughly with such as fell to the amendment: but both the Cardinal himself, and they also, were fully minded to show favour, devising how to bring all things to peace and tranquillity, desiring nothing more earnestly, then that they which have erred & gone astray, should return in the right path again. The right reverend father the Lord Cardinal (whom he wished to have been present) wished the self same thing also, desiring nothing so much as he with his own hands to sustain and hold up now ready to fall, or rather to raise up already fallen to the ground, the University his ward: for he gladly taketh upon him the name and duty of her Garden, whom it greatly grieved that the infections of the times past had spread abroad so grievous diseases, that even the University it self was touched with the contagious air thereof. For he would gladlier have come thither to visit and salute it, then to correct it, if the weighty affairs of the realm would have permitted it. But now seeing he could not so do,