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.
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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.
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Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
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An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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¶A Letter sent vnto Boner Bishop of London, by the Queenes Counsell, dated the 11. daye of No∣uember. 1555. but not deliuered vntill the 17. of the same moneth.
AFter our right harty commendations to your good Lordship, we send to the same herewith, the body of one Bartlet Grene,* 1.1 who hath of good time remayned in the Tower for his obstinate standing in matters agaynst the Catholicke Religion, whome the king and Queenes Maiesties pleasures are (because he is of your Lordshippes Dioces) ye shall cause to bee ordered accordinge to the Lawes in suche cases prouided. And thus wee bydde your
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Lordship hartily farewell. From Sainct Iames the xi. of Nouem∣ber. 1555.
Your good Lordships louing friendes, Winchester.
Penbroke.
Thomas Ely.
William Haward.
Iohn Bourne.
Thomas Wharton.
*I Sir Iohn Bourne will wayt vppon your Lordship, and signifie further of the king and Queenes Maiesties pleasures herein.* 1.2
Now that ye may the better vnderstand, the certaynty of his handling, after this hys comming vnto Boners custody, I haue thought it good to put forth hys own let∣ter, contayning at large the discourse of the same. Whiche letter he wrote, and did meane to haue sent vnto mayster Philpot, but was preuented, belike eyther by Phil. death, or els (& rather) by the wily watching of hys keeper: for it came (by what means I know not certaynly) vnto ye by∣shops hands, and being deliuered vnto his register, was found in one of his bookes of recorde. The copye where of here followeth.