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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.
1 Through Forum, as in Italy, I passed once to Room: Into a Church by chance came I, And stood fast by a tome. 2 Which church sometime a place had been, Where causes great in law: Were scanned and tried, and judgement given, To keep brute men in awe. 3 This place Sulla Cornelius, First built: he raised the frame: And called the same Forum, and thus, That City took the name. 4 In prayer fervent as I stood, casting mine eye aside: A picture in full piteous mood, (Imbrued) by chance I spied. 5 A thousand wounded marks full bad, All mangled, rent, and torn: The skin appeared as though it had, Been jagged and pricked with thorn. 6 A scull of pictured boys did band, About that loathsome sight: That with their sharpened gads in hand, His members thus had dight. 7 These gads were but their pens wherewith, Their Tables written were: And such as scholars often sith, Unto the schools do bear. 8 Whom thou seest here thus pictured sit, And firmly dost behold: No fable is, I do thee wit, Unasked a Prelate told 9 That walked thereby: but doth declare, The history of one, Which written, would good record bear, What faith was long ago. 10 A skilful schoolmaster this was, That here sometime did teach: The Bishop once of Brixia as, And Christ full plain did preach. 11 He knew well how to comprehend▪ Long talk in few lines: ⟨p. 93⟩And it at length how to amend, By order and by times. 12 His sharp precepts, and stern looks, His beardless boys did fear: When hate in hart (yet for their books) Full deadly they did bear. 13 The child that learns, I do ye wit, Terms aye his tutor cruel. No discipline in youth seems sweet, Count this a common rule. 14 Behold the raging time now here, Oppressing sore the faith: Doth persecute gods children dear, And all that Christ bewrayeth. 15 This trusty teacher of the swarm, Profest the living God: The chief good thing, they compt their harm, Perhaps he shakes his rod. 16 What rebels ask the president, Is he, There so loud Unto our youth an instrument, They say, and low they bowed. 17 Go bring the caitiff forth he bids, And make no long delay: Let him be set the boys amidst, They do as he doth say. 18 Let him be given unto them all, And let them have their will: To do to him what spite they shall, So that they will him kill. 19 Even as they list let them him fray And him deride so long:
1 THrough Forum, as in Italy, I passed once to Roome: Into a Church by chaunce came I, And stoode fast by a toome. 2 Which church sometime a place had bene, Where causes greate in lawe: Were scand and tryed, and iudgement giuen, To keepe brute men in awe. 3 Thys place Sylla Cornelius, First built: he raysed the frame: And called the same Forum, and thus, That City tooke the name. 4 In prayer feruent as I stoode, casting mine eie aside: A picture in full piteous moode, (Imbrude) by chaunce I spied. 5 A thousand wounded markes full bad, All mangled, rent, and torne: The skinne appeared as though it had, Bene iagde and prickt with thorne. 6 A scull of pictured boyes did bande, About that lothsome sight: That with their sharpned gads in hand, His members thus had dight. 7 These gads were but their pens wherewith, Their Tables written were: And such as scholers often sith, Vnto the scholes doe beare. 8 Whom thou seest heere thus picturde sitte, And firmely dost behold: No fable is, I do thee witte, Vnaskte a Prelate tolde 9 That walkt thereby: but doth declare, The history of one, Which written, would good recorde beare, What faith was long agone. 10 A skilfull scolemaister this was, That here sometime did teach: The Bishop once of Brixia as, And Christ full plaine did preach. 11 He knew well how to comprehende Long talke in few lynes: