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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.
For as Gregory brought into their stile, Seruus seruorum Dei, 1so this Boniface brought into their heads, first Volumus ac mandamus: Statuimus ac praecipimus. That is. We will and command, we enjoin and charge you. &c.
For as Gregory brought into their stile, Seruus seruorum Dei, 1so this Boniface brought into theyr heades, first Volumus ac mandamus: Statuimus ac praecipimus. That is. We will and commaunde, we enioyne and charg you. &c.
- 1Volumus ac mandamus: Statuimus ac praecipimus brought in by Boniface the third.
Mention was made a little before of Ethelbert king of Kent, and also of Ethelfride king of Northsaxone or Northumbria. This Ethelbert having under his subjection all the other Saxon kings, unto Number, after he had first received himself, and caused to be received of other, the Christian faith by the preaching of Austen, being confirmed afterward in the same faith, among other costly deeds, with the help of Sigebert king of Essex his nephew,1 then reigning under him, began the foundation of Pauls Church within the City of London,2 & ordained it for the Bishops sea of London. For the Archbishops sea which before time had been at London, was by Austen and this Ethelbert at the prayer of the Citizens of Dorobernia translated to the said City Malmesberiensis Lib. de pontific. 3Wherefore such authors as say that Pauls was divided by Sigebert, say not amiss: which Sigebert was the king o• Essex, n which province standeth the City of London. This Ethelbert also founded the Church of Saint Andrew in the City of Dorubres in Kent, now called Rochester, of one Rot, distant from Dorobernia, 24. miles. Of this city, Justus was bishop ordained before by Austen. Moreover the forenamed Ethelbert, stirred up a dweller or Citizen of London to make a Chapel or church of Saint Peter in the west end of Lon don, then called Thorny, now the Town of Westminster, which Church or Chapel was after by Edward the confessor enlarged or new builded: