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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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Zuinglius was borne about the year of our Lord. 1487. in a Village,1 called Doggiens, otherwise named y• wild house, as high situated, as any Mountain in Switzerland. I have ben fond to believe he gathered Divinity by his near neighbourhood to heaven, considering he had not his like of long time in holiness of life. His Father height Nicholas Zuinglius, his2 Mother Margaret Meyline, both persons of good fame. His father was renowned, as well for his integrity, as temporal preferment. In his Country he was a principal Governor, & we• esteemed. This man having good ⟨image 80⟩hope of his young son, bestowed him with a Priest his Brother, to try if he were apt to take learning, and understanding by the same his towardness, he put him to a Schoolmaster, under whom he prospered so well, that his Instructor could not limit him so much to learn, as he had ready wit to receive. Therefore he was sent to Basil, being but .x. years old, and had to Master one Gregory Binzle a learned and ready Teacher. There he profited in small time so well that he gained in disputation, and conference of study much more then other his fellows, which moved the elder3 Scholars to stomach him. He excelled in the art of Music, as it is incident to them that be naturally bent more to one science, then an other. His Instructor Binzle, loving him dearly, considered well the manner of teaching then used, was far to base for such a jolly and pregnant wit, and therefore returned him to his Parents praying them to place him, where as he might receive instruction according to his capacity. Then was he sent to Bern, there to study under ⟨image 81⟩one Henry Lupulus, a learned man, & famous in Poesy, who first advanced4 and professed letters of humanity in Switzerland. This man red unto him approved authors, of whom he learned the purity of the Latin tong, & understanding of Authors with good judgement. He also learned to write Verses & could scan & judge others Poesy. He had not fully consumed two years in this study, when he had grounded so