A67922:1667
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.
After the decease of Oswy, 1Egfride his son was King after him in Northumberland xv. years. By this Egfride Cuthbert was promoted to the Bishopric of the Isle of Farne. And Wilfride which before had been Archbishop of York, was displaced through the means of Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury:2 and Cedda possessed that sea, Wilfride when he was put out, went to Rome & complained of him to Agathon the Bishop, and was well allowed in some things. But the king and Theodorus had there such Proctors and friends, that he returned without speeding of his cause. Wherefore he returned into the Southsaxons and builded an Abbey in Silesey, and preached unto the Southsaxons xv. years. The king of the Southsaxons at that time, Ethelwold, to whom he declared a little before, that Wolferus king of the Mercians, gave the Isle of wight upon condition, that he would be Christened, and so was baptised by Berinus:3 the said Wolfer being his Godfather and son in law, both in on day. Wherefore Wolferus now being licensed by Ethelwod the king, preached unto his nobles & people of Southsexe, and converted them to Christ. In the tune of whose baptising the rain which before they lacked three years together, was given them plentifully: whereby their great famine slaked, and the country was made fruitful,4 which before was dried up with barrenness: In so much that as in some stories is said, the people penured with famine, would go▪ xl. together, upon the rocks by the seaside, and taking hands together would throw themselves down to the sea. Moreover, where they lacked before the art of fishing, the foresaid Wilfride taught them how with nets to fish,
After the decease of Oswy, 1Egfride his sonne was King after him in Northumberland xv. yeares. By this Egfride Cutbert was promoted to the Bishopricke of the Ile of Farne. And Wilfride which before had bene Archbishop of Yorke, was displaced through the meanes of Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury: