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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.
* King Athelwolfus.
1Athelwulfus, the son of Egbert, in his former age had entered into the order of Subdeacon, and as some other say was made Bishop of Winchester. But afterward being the only son of Egbert was made king through the dispensation (as Fabian saith) of Pope Paschalis, 2but that can not be: for Paschalis then was not Bishop: so that by the computation of time, it should rather seem to be Gregory the 4. This Athelwulfe (as being himself once nuzzled in that order) was always good and devout to holy Church and religious orders.3 In so much that he gave to them the rythe of all his goods and lands in Westsaxons, with liberty and freedom from all seruage and civil charges. Whereof, his chart instrument beareth testimony after this tenor proceeding: much like to the donation of Ethelbaldus king of Mercians, above mentioned.
1AThelwulfus, the sonne of Egbert, in his former age had entred into the order of Subdeacon, and as some other say was made Byshop of Winchester. But afterward being the onely sonne of Egbert was made king through the dispensation (as Fabian sayth) of Pope Paschalis, 2but that can not be: for Paschalis then was not Byshopp: so that by the computation of tyme, it should rather seeme to be Gregory the 4. This Athelwulfe (as being himself once nuseled in that order) was alwayes good and deuoute to holye Church and religious orders.