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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.
But to return again to Oswy, 1from whom we have a little digressed, of whom we showed before how he succeeded after Oswald in the province of Bernicia, to whom also was joined Oswynus his cousin, over the Province of Deyra, and therewith his fellow, Oswy, reigned the space of vij. year: this Oswyne was gentle, & liberal to his people and no ••sse devout toward God: who upon a time had given to Aidanus the bishop above mentioned, a Princely Horse with the trappers, & all that appertained thereto:2 because he should not so much travel on foot but some time ease himself withal. Thus Aidanus the Scottish Bishop as he was riding upon his kingly horse, by the way meteth him a certain poor man asking and craving his charity. Aidanus having nothing else to give him: lighted down,3 and giveth to him his horse trapped and garnished as he was. The King understanding this, & not contented therewith, as he was entering to dinner with the said Aidanus what meant you father Bishop, (said he) to give away my horse I gave you, unto the beggar? Had not I other horses in my stable that might have served him well enough, but you must give away that which of purpose was picked out for you among the chiefest? To whom the Bishop made answer again saying or rather rebuking the king, what be these words (O king said he) that you speak? Why set you more price by an horse, which is but the sole of an horse, then you do by him which is the son of Mary, yea which is the son of God? He said but this when the king forthwith ungirding his sword from about him (as he was then newly come in from hunting) falleth down at the feet of the Bishop,4 desiring him to forgive him that, and he would never after speak word to him, for any treasure he should afterward give away of his. The Bishop seeing the king so meekly affected, he then taking him up, & cheering him again with words, began shortly after to weep & to be very heavy, his minister asking the cause thereof, Aidanus answered in his scottish language saying to him: I weep saith he for that this king cannot live long. This people is not worthy to have such a Prince as he is to reign among them.5