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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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He had scarcely yet finished his tale, but the Bishop of Chester with a frowning look and an angry countenance, interrupting him of his talk,1 said: he needed not to repeat the things he had protested before, nor they to make answer any more to those things wherein they had sufficiently informed him before. He rather feared that their quarrel was not good, that they made such a doe about it, & sought such starting holes. For so were diseased persons oftentimes wont to do, when for the pain and grief they are not able to abide a strong medicine. As though that any man were able to grant so strong a privilege, as to with stand the Popes authority. As for the bishops letters, he said must needs make on his side,2 and with such as were with him, & could not in any wise be alleged against him. Therefore he admonished him to desist from his unprofitable altercation, and to conform himself and his to such things as then were in doing.
Hee had scarsly yet finished his tale, but the Bishop of Chester with a frowning looke and an angry countenāce, interrupting him of his talke,1 said: he needed not to repeat the things hee had protested before, nor they to make aunswer any more to those things wherin they had sufficiently enformed him before. He rather feared that their quarel was not good, that they made such a doe about it, & sought such starting holes. For so were diseased persones oftentimes woont to do, when for the paine and griefe they are not able to abide a strong medicine. As thoughe that anye man were able to graunte so strong a priuiledge, as to wt stand the Popes authoritye. As for the bishops letters, he sayd must nedes make on his side,2 and with such as were with him, & could not in any wise be alleged against him. Therefore he admonished him to desist from his vnprofitable altercation, and to conforme himselfe and his to such things as then were in doing.
- 1Doctor Scots answer to M. Brassey.Doctour Scots aunswere to M. Brassey.