A67922:1699
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.
By mean of these words and other, the Queen turned so the kings mind,1 that shortly after he resigned the governance of his kingdom unto Ethelardus his nephew: & for the love of Christ took upon him the habit of a poor man. And setting apart all the pomp & pride of this wicked world, associated himself in the fellowship of poor men, and travailed to Rome with great devotion, when he had been king of Westsaxons, as before is said 37. years. After whose departing, the foresaid Ethelburga his wife, went unto Barking 7. miles from London, where in the Nunry of Barking before of Erkenwald founded,2 she continued & ended the rest of her life, when she had been Abbes of the place a certain time. The said Malmesbury in his story also testifieth, that this Ive was the first king that granted a penny of every fire house through his dominion to be paid unto the Court of Rome, which afterward was called Romescot, or Peter pence, & long after was paid in many places of England.
By meane of these wordes and other, the Queene turned so the kings mynd,1 that shortly after he resigned the gouernance of his kingdom vnto Ethelardus his nephew: & for the loue of Christ tooke vpon him the habite of a poore man. And setting apart all the pompe & pride of this wicked world, associated himself in the felowship of poore men, and traualled to Rome with great deuotion, when he had bene king of Westsaxons, as before is sayd 37. yeares. After whose departing, the foresaid Ethelburga his wife, went vnto Barking 7. miles from London, where in the Nunry of Barking before of Erkenwald founded,2 she continued & ended the rest of her life, when she had bene Abbes of the place a certaine time. The said Malmesbery in his story also testifieth, that this Iue was the first king that granted a peny of euery fire house through his dominion to be paid vnto the Court of Rome, which afterward was called Romescot, or Peter pence, & long after was paid in many places of England.
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