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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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As Ormanet the Popes Datary was sitting at Trinity College,1 John Dale one of the Queens College came to him, whom he had commanded before to bring with him the pyx, wherein the Bish. of Romes God of bread is wont to be enclosed. For Ormanet told them he had a precious jewel: the same was a linen clout that the Pope had consecrated with his own hands, which he promised to bestow upon them for a gift. But Dale misunderstanding Ormanet, in stead of the pyx brought a chalice and a singing cake called the host, the which he had wrapped up and put in his bosom. When he was come, Ormanet demanded if he had brought him the thing he sent him for. To whom he answered, he had brought it. Then give it me (quoth he.) Dale pulled out the chalice and the singing cake. When Ormanet saw that,2 he stepped somewhat back as it had been in a wonder, calling him blockhead, and little better then a mad man, demanding what he meant by those things, saying: he willed him to bring none of that gear, and that he was unworthy to enjoy so high a benefit: yet notwithstanding, forasmuch as he had promised before to give it them, he would perform his promise. Whereupon with great reverence & ceremony, he pulled out the linen cloth & laid it in the chalice, and the bread with it, commanding them both for the holiness of the thing, & also for the author of it, to keep it among them with such due reverence as belonged to so holy a relic.
As Ormanet the Popes Datary was sittyng at Trinitie Colledge,1 Iohn Dale one of the Queenes Colledge came to hym, whom he had commanded before to bryng with hym the pixe, wherein the Bish. of Romes God of bread is woont to be enclosed. For Ormanet told them he had a precious iewell: the same was a linnen cloute that the Pope had consecrated with his owne hands, which he promised to bestow vpon them for a gift. But Dale misvnderstandyng Ormanet, in steade of the pixe brought a chalice and a singyng cake called the hoste, the whiche hee had wrapped vp and put in hys bosome. When hee was come, Ormanet demanded if he had brought him ye thyng he sent hym for. To whom he aunswered, he had brought it. Then geue it me (quoth he.) Dale pulled out the chalice and the singyng cake. When Ormanet sawe that,2