FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS V6 The Reign of King Henry VIII. - Part I
THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
by
JOHN FOXE
Commonly known as
FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS
Volume 6
The Reign Of King Henry VIII - Part I.
Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009
http://www.exclassics.com
Public Domain
Portrait of Henry VIII.
CONTENTS
156. Introduction to the Reign of Henry VIII. 5
157. Dispute about the Immaculate Conception. 7
158. Londoners Forced to Recant, 1510-1527 13
159. William Smeeting and John Brewster. 21
160. Richard Hun 24
161. London Martyrs, 1509-1518 41
162. Persecution in Lincoln 51
163. Scholars and Poets 61
THE EIGHTH BOOK, PERTAINING TO THE LAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE LOOSING OUT OF SATAN. CONTINUING THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH MATTERS APPERTAINING TO BOTH STATES, AS WELL ECCLESIASTICAL, AS CIVIL AND TEMPORAL. 65
164. The History of Seven Godly Martyrs Burnt at Coventry. 66
165. Patrick Hamilton 69
166. Master Patrick's Places 74
167 Martyrs in Scotland and England, 1525-32. 93
168. Thomas Wolsey 102
169. The Sack of Rome 107
170. Thomas Wolsey (Contd.) 110
171. Mummuth and Hitten 127
172. Thomas Bilney 130
173. Books Banned by the Papists. 167
174. Richard Bayfield, Martyr. 174
175. John Tewkesbury, Leatherseller, of London, Martyr. 183
176. John Randall and Edward Freese. 191
177. James Bainham, Lawyer, and Martyr. 194
178. John Bent and Others. 203
179. John Frith and Andrew Hewet. 205
180. Thomas Benet 216
181. Persons Abjured in London 224
182. King Henry's Breach with Rome 248
183. Papal Documents Relating To King Henry's Divorce. 269
184. Arguments against the Pope's Supremacy 272
185. Fools and Traitors who Clung to the Pope 290
186 William Tyndale 299
187. The Death of the Lady Katharine, Princess Dowager, and that of Queen Anne. 319
188. King Henry Refuses the Pope's Summons to Mantua 322
189. Rebellions in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire 328
19. Edmund Bonner 333
191. Ecclesiastical Matters, A.D. 1538. 349
192. Friar Forrest. 354
193. John Lambert 355
156. Introduction to the Reign of Henry VIII.
S touching the civil state and administration of the commonwealth, and likewise of the state of the church, under the reign of King Henry the Seventh, how he entered first in possession of the crown; how the two houses of York and Lancaster were in him conjoined, through marriage with Elizabeth the eldest daughter to King Edward the Fourth, by the prudent counsel of John Morton, then bishop of Ely, after archbishop of Canterbury, and cardinal; how long the said king reigned, and what persecution was in his time for lack of search and knowledge of God's word, both in the diocese of Lincoln under Bishop Smith, (who was erecter of the house of Brazen-nose in Oxford,) as also in the diocese of Coventry, and other places more; and further, what punishment and alteration God commonly sendeth upon cities and realms public for neglecting the safety of his flock; sufficiently in the former book hath been already specified; wherein many things more amply might have been added, incident in the reign of this prince, which we have for brevity pretermitted. For he that studieth to comprehend in story all things, which the common course and use of life may offer to the writer, may sooner find matter to occupy himself, than to profit other. Otherwise I might have inferred mention of the seditious tumult of Perkin Warbeck, with his retinue, A.D. 1494. Also of Blackheath field by the blacksmith, A.D. 1496. I might also have recited the glorious commendation of George Lily in his Latin Chronicle, testifying of King Henry the Seventh, how he sent three solemn orators to Pope Julius the Second to yield his obedience to the see of Rome, A.D. 1506. And likewise how Pope Alexander the Ninth, Pius the Third, and Julius the Second, sent to the said King Henry the Seventh, three sundry famous ambassadors with three swords, and three caps of maintenance, electing and admitting him to be the chief defender of the faith. The commendation of which fact, how glorious it is in the eyes of George Lily and Fabian, that I leave to them. This I suppose, that when King Henry sent to Pope Julius three orators with obedience, if he had sent him three thousand arquebusiers to furnish his field against the French king fighting at Ravenna, be had pleased Pope Julius much better. If George Lily had been disposed to illustrate his story with notes, this had been more worthy the noting, how Louis the Twelfth, French king, calling his parliament, moved this question against Pope Julius; Whether a pope might invade any prince by warlike force, without cause; and whether the prince might withdraw his obedience from that pope, or not? And it was concluded in the same parliament with the king, against the pope. Also it was concluded the same time, (which was in the reign of this King Henry the Seventh,) that the Pragmatical Sanction should be received in full force and effect, through all the realm of France.
by
JOHN FOXE
Commonly known as
FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS
Volume 6
The Reign Of King Henry VIII - Part I.
Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009
http://www.exclassics.com
Public Domain
Portrait of Henry VIII.
CONTENTS
156. Introduction to the Reign of Henry VIII. 5
157. Dispute about the Immaculate Conception. 7
158. Londoners Forced to Recant, 1510-1527 13
159. William Smeeting and John Brewster. 21
160. Richard Hun 24
161. London Martyrs, 1509-1518 41
162. Persecution in Lincoln 51
163. Scholars and Poets 61
THE EIGHTH BOOK, PERTAINING TO THE LAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE LOOSING OUT OF SATAN. CONTINUING THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH MATTERS APPERTAINING TO BOTH STATES, AS WELL ECCLESIASTICAL, AS CIVIL AND TEMPORAL. 65
164. The History of Seven Godly Martyrs Burnt at Coventry. 66
165. Patrick Hamilton 69
166. Master Patrick's Places 74
167 Martyrs in Scotland and England, 1525-32. 93
168. Thomas Wolsey 102
169. The Sack of Rome 107
170. Thomas Wolsey (Contd.) 110
171. Mummuth and Hitten 127
172. Thomas Bilney 130
173. Books Banned by the Papists. 167
174. Richard Bayfield, Martyr. 174
175. John Tewkesbury, Leatherseller, of London, Martyr. 183
176. John Randall and Edward Freese. 191
177. James Bainham, Lawyer, and Martyr. 194
178. John Bent and Others. 203
179. John Frith and Andrew Hewet. 205
180. Thomas Benet 216
181. Persons Abjured in London 224
182. King Henry's Breach with Rome 248
183. Papal Documents Relating To King Henry's Divorce. 269
184. Arguments against the Pope's Supremacy 272
185. Fools and Traitors who Clung to the Pope 290
186 William Tyndale 299
187. The Death of the Lady Katharine, Princess Dowager, and that of Queen Anne. 319
188. King Henry Refuses the Pope's Summons to Mantua 322
189. Rebellions in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire 328
19. Edmund Bonner 333
191. Ecclesiastical Matters, A.D. 1538. 349
192. Friar Forrest. 354
193. John Lambert 355
156. Introduction to the Reign of Henry VIII.
S touching the civil state and administration of the commonwealth, and likewise of the state of the church, under the reign of King Henry the Seventh, how he entered first in possession of the crown; how the two houses of York and Lancaster were in him conjoined, through marriage with Elizabeth the eldest daughter to King Edward the Fourth, by the prudent counsel of John Morton, then bishop of Ely, after archbishop of Canterbury, and cardinal; how long the said king reigned, and what persecution was in his time for lack of search and knowledge of God's word, both in the diocese of Lincoln under Bishop Smith, (who was erecter of the house of Brazen-nose in Oxford,) as also in the diocese of Coventry, and other places more; and further, what punishment and alteration God commonly sendeth upon cities and realms public for neglecting the safety of his flock; sufficiently in the former book hath been already specified; wherein many things more amply might have been added, incident in the reign of this prince, which we have for brevity pretermitted. For he that studieth to comprehend in story all things, which the common course and use of life may offer to the writer, may sooner find matter to occupy himself, than to profit other. Otherwise I might have inferred mention of the seditious tumult of Perkin Warbeck, with his retinue, A.D. 1494. Also of Blackheath field by the blacksmith, A.D. 1496. I might also have recited the glorious commendation of George Lily in his Latin Chronicle, testifying of King Henry the Seventh, how he sent three solemn orators to Pope Julius the Second to yield his obedience to the see of Rome, A.D. 1506. And likewise how Pope Alexander the Ninth, Pius the Third, and Julius the Second, sent to the said King Henry the Seventh, three sundry famous ambassadors with three swords, and three caps of maintenance, electing and admitting him to be the chief defender of the faith. The commendation of which fact, how glorious it is in the eyes of George Lily and Fabian, that I leave to them. This I suppose, that when King Henry sent to Pope Julius three orators with obedience, if he had sent him three thousand arquebusiers to furnish his field against the French king fighting at Ravenna, be had pleased Pope Julius much better. If George Lily had been disposed to illustrate his story with notes, this had been more worthy the noting, how Louis the Twelfth, French king, calling his parliament, moved this question against Pope Julius; Whether a pope might invade any prince by warlike force, without cause; and whether the prince might withdraw his obedience from that pope, or not? And it was concluded in the same parliament with the king, against the pope. Also it was concluded the same time, (which was in the reign of this King Henry the Seventh,) that the Pragmatical Sanction should be received in full force and effect, through all the realm of France.
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