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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 leave these Monkish phantasies, and return into the right course again of the story. In the time of this foresaid Ive, began first the right observing of the Easter day to be kept of the Picts,1 and of the Britons. In the observation of which day (as is largely set forth in Bede, and Polychron, Lib. 5. cap. 17. and 22.) three things are necessary to be observed, the full Moon of the first Month, that is of the month of March: Secondly, the Dominical Letter: Thirdly, the Equinoctial day, which Equinoctial was wont to be counted in the East church, and especially among the Egyptians, to be about the 17. day of March.2 So that the full Moon either upon the Equinoctial day, or after the Equinoctial day being observed the next dominical day following that full moon, is to be taken for Easter day. Wherein is diligently to be noted two things. First the fullness of the Moon, must be perfectly full, so that it be the beginning of the third week of the move which is the 14. or 15. day of the moon. Secondly, is to be ⟨p. 126⟩noted, that the said perfect fullness of the moon beginning the third week,3 must happen either in the very evening of the Equinoctial day, or after the Equinoctial day. For else if it happen either on the Equinoctial day before the evening, or before the Equinoctial day, then it belongeth to the last month of the last year, and not to the first month of the first year, and so serveth not to be observed.
But to leaue these Monkishe phantasies, and returne into the right course againe of the story. In ye time of this foresaide Iue, began first the right obseruing of the Easter day to be kept of the Pictes,1 and of the Britaines. In the obseruation of which day (as is largely set foorth in Bede, and Polychron, Lib. 5. cap. 17. and 22.) three thinges are necessary to be obserued, the full Moone of the first Moneth, that is of the month of March: Secondly, the Dominical Letter: Thirdly, the Equinoctiall day, which Equinoctiall was wont to be counted in the East church, and especially among the Egiptians, to bee about the 17. daye of Marche.