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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.
In the reign of the foresaid Oswye and Egfride his son, was Botulphus Abbot: which builded in the East part of Lincoln an Abbey. Also Aidanus, Finianus, & Colmannus, with iii. Scottish Bishops of Northumberland holy men, held with the Britons, against the Romish order, for the keeping of Easter day. Moreover Cutbertus Jarumannus, Cedda, and Wilfridus lived the same time, who as I judge to be Bishops of an holy conversation, so I thought it sufficient here only to name them. As touching ⟨p. 123⟩their miracles wherefore they were made Saints in the Popes calendar, seeing they are not written in the Gospel, nor in my Creed, but in certain old chronicles of that age so they are no matter of my faith: notwithstanding as touching there conversation,1 this I read, and also do credit, that the Clergy both of Britain & England at that time, plied nothing that was worldly, but gave them to preaching and teaching the word of our Saviour, and followed the life that they preached, by giving of good ensample. And over that, as our histories accord, they were so void of covetousness, that they received no possessions or territories as was forced upon them.
In the raigne of the foresaid Oswye and Egfride hys sonne, was Botulphus Abbot: which builded in the East part of Lincolne an Abbey. Also Aidanus, Finianus, & Colmannus, with iii. Scottish Bishops of Northumberlande holy men, held with ye Britaines, against the Romish order, for the keeping of Easter daye. Moreouer Cutbertus Iarumannus, Cedda, and Wilfridus liued the same time, who as I iudge to be Byshops of an holy conuersation, so I thought it sufficient here only to name them. As touching ⟨p. 123⟩their miracles wherefore they were made Saintes in the Popes calender, seing they are not written in the Gospel, nor in my Crede, but in certaine old chronicles of that age so they are no matter of my faith: notwithstanding as touching there conuersation,1 this I read, and also do credite, that the Clergy both of Britaine & Englande at that time, plied nothing that was worldly, but gaue thē to preching and teaching the word of our Sauiour, and followed the life that they preached, by giuing of good ensample. And ouer that, as our histories accord, they were so voyd of couetousnes, that they receiued no possessions or territories as was forced vpon them.