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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Away Master Doctor (saith Christopherson) for you can do no good with this man, Yet saith D. Fuller, I will lean thee a book to read. I promise thee, of a learned mans doing, that is to say of Doctor Watsons doing, (who was then Bishop of Lincoln.)
Away Mayster Doctor (saith Christopherson) for you can do no good with this man, Yet sayth D. Fuller, I will leane thee a booke to read. I promise thee, of a learned mās doing, that is to say of Doctor Watsons doing, (who was then Bishop of Lincolne.)
Wolsey receiving the same book,1 did diligently read it over, which in many places did manifestly appear contrary to the known trueth of Gods word. At the length a fortnight or three weeks following, the said Doctor Fuller resorting again to the prison house to confer with the said Wolsey, did ask him how he liked the said book (thinking that he had won him by the reading of the same:) who answered him and said: Sir, I like the book no otherwise then I thought before I should find it. Whereupon the Chancellor taking his book departed home.
Wolsey receiuing the same booke,1 did diligently reade it ouer, which in many places did manifestly appeare contrary to the knowne trueth of Gods word. At the length a fourtnight or three weekes folowing, the sayde Doctour Fuller resorting agayne to the prison house to confer with the sayd Wolsey, did aske him how he liked the sayd booke (thinking that he had won him by ye reading of the same:) who aunswered him and sayd: Syr, I like the booke no otherwise then I thought before I should find it. Wherupon the Chauncellor taking his booke departed home.
- 1D. Watsons book of Sermons or Homilies. D. Fuller again resorteth to W. Wolsey.D. Watsons booke of Sermons or Homelyes. D. Fuller agayne resorteth to W. Wolsey.