The colloquies of Edward Osborne, citizen and clothworker, of London, as reported
Anne Manning
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(RareBooksClub.com, March 6, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...Jests with More and Erasmus:--he had known Sorrow, I wot!--his Mother, his Brother, his Cousin, had been brought with Sorrow to their Graves; and albeit his Friends did say of him he mould be called non Polus Anglus, sed Polus angelus, he carried his Sadness in his Face. And now, the Church and Realm of England were proclaimed reconciled to the Pope of Rome; the slavish Parliament put its Neck under the Queen's Foot; there was great. singing singing of Te Deum, and great kindling of Bone-sires;--Alas! there were to be other Bone-sires soon. The New Year opened ominously. About thirty Citizens, Men and Women, privately receiving the Communion of Mr. Rose, their Minister, in a House in Bow Churchyard, were haled to Prison. For thou seest, Hew, Romanism had now, through the Slavishness of our Parliament, been re-established as the Law of the Land, which all Friends of good Order were bounden to uphold; wherefore those were constrained to break it, and be classed as bad Citizens, who chose rather to abide by the Law of God--a Dilemma that ought never to have happened. They that are set in foremost Places are bounden to stand in the Breach, that Evil ensew not unto them whose Place is behind them. Now, see in what a Strait was Master Hewet. He and every other Alderman had to attend Paul's Church on Pauts Day, where the King and Cardinal came in great State, to give Thanks for the Re-conversion of the Realm Realm to the Roman Catholic Church. This was on the i$th; and on the 28th, the Bishops had Commission from the Cardinal to try all such Preachers and Heretics as lay in Prison. By Virtue whereof, Gardiner and the other Bishops had up before them that very Day, Bishop Hooper, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Cardmaker, and others, in the Church of St. Mary Overy. I stood, with ...