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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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Grat. Why do ye laugh? are ye confederate together for my blood,1 and therein triumph? you have more cause to look weightily upon the matter: For I stand here before you upon life and death. But you declare your selves what you are, for you are lapped in Lambs apparel, but I would to God ye had coats according to your assembly here, which is scarlet gowns, for I do here perceive you are bent to have my blood. And then came rushing in their counterfeited Bishop who was the hired servant to deliver me into the hands of the high Priest:2 & the Bishop hearing him come, with haste enquired of his man, who was there, and he said, my lord of Chichester. Then the Bish. with hast rose up and said.
Grat. Why do ye laugh? are ye confederate together for my bloud,1 and therein triumph? you haue more cause to looke waightely vpon the matter: For I stand here before you vpon life and death. But you declare youre selues what you are, for you are lapped in Lambes apparell, but I would to God ye had coates according to your assemblye here, which is scarlet gownes, for I do here perceiue you are bent to haue my bloud. And then came rushing in their counterfayted Bishop who was the hyred seruaunt to deliuer me into the hands of ye high Priest:2 & the Bishop hearyng him come, wt haste enquired of his man, who was there, and he sayd, my lord of Chichester. Then the Bish. with hast rose vp and sayd.
- 1See what care these men have of poor mens blood.See what care these men haue of poore mens bloud.
- 2Here cometh in the vice in the play.Here commeth in the vice in the play.