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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] 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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This Heliogabalus having no issue,1 adopted to his son and heir Aurelius Alexander Severus, the son of Mammea who entering his reign the year of our Lord, 224. continued 13. years,2 well commended for virtuous, wise, gē tle, liberal, & to no man hurtful. And as he was not unlearned himself, through the diligent education of Mammea his mother, so he was a great favourer of men, wise and learned. Neither did he any thing in the common weal, without the assistance of learned and sage counsellors.3 It is reported of him, to bear such stomach against corrupt judges, that when he chanced to meet with any of them, by the commotion of his mind, he would cast up choler, being so moved with them that he could not speak, and was ready with his two fingers to put out their eyes. From his court he dismissed all superfluous and unneedful servants saying, that he was no good pupil, which fed idle servants with the bowels of his common weal.
This Heliogabalus hauing no issue,1 adopted to his sōne and heyre Aurelius Alexander Seuerus, the sonne of Mammea who entring his raigne the yeare of our Lorde, 224. cō tinued 13. yeares,2 well commended for vertuous, wise, gē tle, liberal, & to no man hurtful. And as he was not vnlerned himself, through the diligent education of Mammea his mother, so he was a great fauourer of men, wise and learned. Neither did he any thing in the common weale, without the assistance of learned and sage counsailors.3 It is reported of him, to beare such stomacke against corrupt iudges, that when he chaunced to meete with any of them, by the commotion of his mind, he would cast vp choler, being so mooued with them that he could not speake, and was redy with his two fingers to put out their eyes. From his court he dismissed all superfluous and vnneedful seruants saying, that he was no good pupil, which fed idle seruants with the bowels of his common weale.