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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.
1The cause why this Carolus writeth so favourably of Adrian partly is touched before, partly also was, for the Carolomane his elder brother being dead, his wife called Bertha with her two Children came to Adrian, to have them confirmed in their fathers kingdom: whereunto the Pope to show a pleasure to Carolus would not agree: but gave the mother with her two children, & Desiderius the Lombard king with his whole kingdom, his wife and Children, into the hands of the said Carolus, who led them with him captive into France, and there kept them in servitude during their life.
1The cause why this Carolus writeth so fauorablye of Adriā partly is touched before, partly also was, for ye Carolomane his elder brother being dead, his wife called Bertha with her two Children came to Adrian, to haue them confirmed in their fathers kingdome: whereunto the Pope to shew a pleasure to Carolus would not agree: but gaue the mother with her two children, & Desiderius the Lombard king with hys whole kingdome, hys wife and Children, into the hands of the said Carolus, who led them with him captiue into Fraunce, and there kept them in seruitude during their lyfe.
- 1How the Pope heareth the cry of poor widows and OrphansHow the Pope heareth the cry of poore widowes and Orphanes
Thus, Carolus Magnus being proclaimed Emperor of Rome, through the preferment of Adrian, and of Pope Leo the third which succeeded next after him, was the Empire translated from the Grecians about the year of our Lord 801.1 unto the Frenchmen: where it continued about 102. years till the coming of Conracus and his nephew Otho, which were Germans: and so hath continued after them among the Almains unto this present time. This Charles builded so many Monasteries as there be letters in the row of A.B C. he was beneficial chiefly to Churchmen also merciful to the poor, in his acts valiant and triumphant, skilled in all languages, he held a council at Frankfurt, where was condemned the Council of Rice and Irene, for setting up and worshipping Images, &c.