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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.
the rite then of Baptising at Rome was not so ceremonial, neither had so many trinkets at that time, as it hath had since, or else it could not be, that he could baptise so many in one day.
the rite thē of Baptising at Rome was not so ceremoniall, neither had so manye trinkets at that tyme, as it hath had since, or els it could not be, that he coulde baptise so many in one daye.
In the mean season, about this time departed Gregory Bishop of Rome: of whom it is said, that of the number of all the first Bishops before him in the primitive time, he was the basest:1 of all them that came after him, he was the best. About which time also dyed in Wales, David Archbishop first of Kayrleion, who then translated the sea from thence to Menevia,2 and therefore is called David of Wales. Not long after this also, deceased the foresaid Austen in England after he had set there xv. or xvi. years: by the which count we may note it, not to be true that Henry Huntington and other do witness, that Austen was dead before that battle of Ethelfride against the Monks of Ban gor. For if it be true that Polycronicon testifieth of this murder,3 to be done about the year of our Lord. 609. and the coming of Austen first into the Realm, to be an. 596. then Austen enduring xvi. years could not be dead at this battle. Moreover Galfridus Monumetensis declareth, concerning the same battle,4 that Ethelbert the king of Kent, being (as is said) converted by Austen to Christs faith: after he saw the Britons to disdain and deny their subjection unto Austen, neither would assist him with preaching to the English nation: therefore stirred up he the foresaid Ethelfride to war against the Britons. But that seemeth rather suspicious then true, that he being a Christen king, either could so much prevail with a Pagan Idolater, or else would attempt so far to commit such a cruel deed. But of uncertain things I have nothing certainly to say, less to judge.