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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.
This rite and usage in keeping Easter day being received in the Latin church, began now to take place among the Picts & Britons, through the busy travail of Theodorus Cuthlacus, but namely of Elbert the holy Monk, as they term him: and of Colfrid Abbot of Sirwin in Northumberland, which wrote to Narcanus, or Naitonus the King of Picts, concerning the same: who also among other things writeth of the shaven crowns of Priests, saying:1 that it was as necessary for the vow of a Monk, or degree of a Priest, to have a shaven crown for restraint of their lusts: as for any Christen man, to bless him against spirits, when they come upon him. Bede Lib. 5. The copy of which letter as it is in Bede, I have here annexed, not for any great reason therein contained, but only to delight the Reader with some pastime, in seeing the fond ignorance of that Monkish age: the copy of the letter thus proceedeth.
This rite and vsage in keping Easter day being receiued in the Latin church, began now to take place amōg the Pictes & Britaines, through the busie trauaile of Theodorus Cuthlacus, but namelye of Elbert the holy Monke, as they terme him: and of Colfrid Abbot of Sirwin in Northumberlande, which wrote to Narcanus, or Naitonus the King of Pictes, concerning the same: who also among other thinges writeth of the shauen crownes of Priestes, saying:1 that it was as necessary for the vow of a Mōke, or degre of a Priest, to haue a shauen crowne for restrainte of their lustes: as for any Christen man, to blesse him against spirits, when they come vpon him. Bede Lib. 5. The coppy of which letter as it is in Bede, I haue here annexed, not for any great reason therin conteined, but only to delite ye Reader with some pastime, in seing the fond ignorance of that Monkish age: the copy of the letter thus proceedeth.
- 1Why priests crowns were shaven. Bede de. gest. lib. 5.Why priestes crownes were shauen. Bede de. gest. lib. 5.