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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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From thence they attended all upon the Legates to s. Mary's church, which we declared before to have ben interdicted. In the which place,1 for as much as it was suspē dead, although no mass might be song, yet there was a sermon made in open audience by M. Peacock in the Latin tongue, preaching against heresies and heretics, as Bilney, Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley. &c. The which being ended, they proceeded eftsoons to the visitation. Where first D. Harvey did in the Cardinals name exhibit the commission to the bishop of Chester with a few words in Latin. Which being accepted, and by M. Clarke openly read to the end, then the Uicechancellor with an Oration did exhibit the certificate under his seal of office,2 with the Cardinals citation annexed, containing every mans name in the University and Colleges, with the Officers and all the masters of houses. Among whom was also Robert Brassey master of the kings college, a worthy old man, both for his wisdom and his hoar hairs. Who hearing his own name recited next after the Uicechauncellours, said: he was there present as all the other were: nevertheless, for as much as the reformation of his house was wholly reserved to the discretion of the bishop of Lincoln, not only by the kings letters Patents,3 but also by grant of confirmation from the bishop of Rome him self, under a penalty if he should suffer any strangers to intermeddle, he openly protested in discharge of his duty, that unless their Commission gave them authority and jurisdiction upon that College, either by express words or manifest sense, he utterly exempted himself from being present. This his exception they took all in great displeasure: alleging that they were fully authorised for the order of that matter by the Cardinal, out of whose jurisdiction no place nor persons was exempted: wherefore he had done evil to call into question their authority,4 so well known to all men. Chester seemed to be more moved at the matter then all the other: and that was because Brassey had a little before obtained the worship of that room, eve• utterly against his will, and maugre his head, doing the worst he could against him.