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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
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About the same season Pope Boniface the 5. sent also to the said Edwin letters exhortatory, with sundry presents from Rome to him, and to Edelburge the Queen. But neither would that prevail. Then Paulinus seeing the king so hard to be converted, poured out his prayers unto God for his conversion: who the same time had revealed to him by the holy ghost, the oracle above mentioned, which was showed to the King, when he was with Redwaldus king of the Eastangles. Whereupon Paulinus coming afterward to the king, on a certain day, and laying his hand upon the kings head, asked him if he knew that token. The king hearing this & remembering well the token, was ready to fall down at his feet. But Paulinus not suffering that, did lift up him again, saying unto him: behold, O king, you have vanquished your enemies, you have obtained your kingdom, now perform the third, which you have promised, that is to receive the faith of Christ, and to be obedient to him. Whereupon the king conferring with his Council, & his nobles, was baptised of the said Paulinus at York, with many of his other subjects with him: Insomuch that Coyfi the chief of the Prelates of his old maumentry armed him self with his other Idolatrous Bishops, and bestrode good horses, which before by their old law they might not do, nor ride but only a Mare: & so destroyed all the altars of the maumentrye, & their temple of Idols, which was at Godmundham, not far from York,1 and this was the xi. year of his reign,
About the same season Pope Boniface the 5. sent also to the sayd Edwyne letters exhortatory, wyth sundrye presentes from Rome to him, and to Edelburge the Queene. But neither would that preuaile. Then Paulinus seyng the king so hard to be conuerted, poured out his praiers vnto God for his cōuersion: who the same time had reuealed to him by the holy ghost, the oracle aboue mentioned, which was shewed to the King, when hee was with Redwaldus king of the Eastangles. Wherupon Paulinus comming afterward to the king, on a certaine day, and laying his hād vpon the kings head, asked him if he knew that tokē. The king hearing this & remembring wel the token, was ready to fall downe at his feete. But Paulinus not sufferyng that, did lift vp hym againe, saying vnto him: behold, O king, you haue vanquished your enimies, you haue obteined your kingdome, now performe the third, which you haue promised, that is to receaue the faith of Christ, and to be obedient to him. Wherupon the king conferryng with his Counsell, & his nobles, was baptised of the said Paulinus at Yorke, with many of his other subiectes with hym: Insomuch that Coyfi the chiefe of the Prelates of his olde maumentry armed him selfe wyth hys other Idolatrous Bishops, and bestrode good horses, which before by their old law they might not do, nor ride but onely a Mare: & so destroied al the altars of the maumentrye, & their temple of Idoles, which was at Godmundham, not far from Yorke,