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.

¶Another Letter of the Archbishop to D. Martin, and D. Story.

I Haue me commended vnto you. And as I promised, I haue sent my letters vnto the Queenes Maiestie vnsig∣ned,* 1.1 praying you to signe them and deliuer them with all speede. I might haue sent them by the Carier sooner, but not surer. But hearyng M. Bailiffe say, that he would goe to the Court on Friday, I thought hym a meete Messen∣ger to send my letters by. For better is later and surer, thē sooner and neuer to bee deliuered. Yet one thyng I haue written to the Queenes Maiestie inclosed & sealed: which I require you may be so deliuered without delay, and not bee opened vntill it bee deliuered vnto her Graces owne handes. I haue written all that I remember I sayd, ex∣cept that which I spake agaynst the Bishop of Glouce∣sters owne person, which I thought not meete to wryte. And in some places I haue written more then I sayde, which I would haue answered to the Bish. if you would haue suffred me.

You promised I should see myne aunswere to the 16. Articles, that I might correct, amend, and chaunge them where I thought good, which your promise you kept not. And myne aunswer was not made vpon my othe, nor re∣peated nor made in Iudicio,* 1.2 but Extra iudicium, as I prote∣sted: nor to the Bish. of Gloucester as Iudge, but to you the Kyngs and Queenes Proctors, I trust you deale sin∣cerely with me without fraud or craft, and vse me as you would wish to be vsed in lyke case yourselues. Remem∣ber that, Qua mensura mensi fueritis, eadem remetietur vobis. i. What measure you meate, the same shall be measured to you a∣gayne. Thus fare you well, and God send you his spirit to induce you into truth.

Ye heard before how the Archb. Doct. Cranmer in the month of Febr. was cited vp to Rome, and in the moneth of March next followyng, was degraded by the B. of E∣ly, and B. Boner. In tyme of which his degradation, he put vp his Appellation.

In this his Appellation, because he needed the helpe of some good and godly Lawier, he writeth to a certain frend of his, about the same: The copy of which letter in Latin is before expressed in the old booke of Acts, there to be red, pag. 1492. The English of the same I thought here to in∣sert, as vnder ensueth.

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