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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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assuring you, that if you will for respect show yourself quiet and obedient (as you ought,) you shall find us all and several ready to do you any service that we with duty may, and glad with your quietness to preserve the common state of this realm, wherein you may be otherwise grievous unto us, to yourself, and to them. And thus we bid you most heartily well to fare. From the Tower of London, in this 9th of July, 1553. "Your ladyships friends, showing yourself an obedient subject, Thomas Canterbury The Marquis of Winchester John Bedford Wm. Northampton Tho. Ely Chancellor Northumberland Henry Suffolk Henry Arundel Shrewsbury Pembroke Cobh•m R. Rich Huntington Darcy Cheyney R. Cotton John Gates W. Peter W. Cecil John Check John Mason Edward North R. Bows."
assuring you, that if you will for respect shew yourself quiet and obedient (as you ought,) you shall find us all and several ready to do you any service that we with duty may, and glad with your quietness to preserve the common state of this realm, wherein you may be otherwise grievous unto us, to yourself, and to them. And thus we bid you most heartily well to fare. From the Tower of London, in this 9th of July, 1553. "Your ladyships friends, shewing yourself an obedient subject, Thomas Canterbury The Marquis of Winchester John Bedford Wm. Northampton Tho. Ely Chancellor Northumberland Henry Suffolk Henry Arundel Shrewsbury Pembroke Cobh•m R. Rich Huntington Darcy Cheyney R. Cotton John Gates W. Peter W. Cecil John Check John Mason Edward North R. Bowes."
ALL these persons, except the duke of Northumberland, and Sir John Gates, were afterwards by a special or general pardon discharged.
Lady Mary, after having received the above answer, and perceiving thereby the lords' minds, made haste privately out of London, relying chiefly upon the good will of the commons, and not destitute altogether of secret advertisements from some of the nobles. When the council heard of her sudden departure, and resolute conduct, and perceived that things went not according to their late expectations, they gathered speedily a body of troops together, and fixed upon the duke of Suffolk, for their general; but afterwards changing their minds, they thought it best to let the duke of Suffolk keep the Tower where lord Guilford and lady Jane then lodged, and to send the duke of Northumberland, with several other lords and gentlemen. In which expedition, notwithstanding the guards were very unwilling to march at first, yet, through the persuasion and importunity of the lord treasurer Cholmey, and others, they were at length induced to assist the duke, and to set forward with him.