A67922:1809
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
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Hereby may it appear, how when the Churches of England, began first to be endued with temporalties and lands: also with privileges & exemptions enlarged. Moreover (and that which specially is to be considered & lamented) what pernicious doctrine was this, wherewith they were led: thus to set remission of their sins, and remedy of their souls: in this donation and such other deeds of their devotion, contrary to the information of Gods word, and no small derogation to the Cross of Christ?
Hereby may it appeare, how when the Churches of England, began first to be indued with temporalties and lands: also with priuileges & exemptiōs enlarged. Moreouer (and that which specially is to be considered & lamented) what pernicious doctrine was this, wherewith they were led: thus to set remission of their sinnes, and remedy of their soules: in this donation and such other deedes of their deuotion, cōtrary to the information of Gods word, and no small derogation to the Crosse of Christ?
These things thus done within the Realm, then the said Ethelwulfus the king, taking his journey to Rome, with Allured his youngest son, committed him to the bringing up of Pope Leo the iiij. where he also reedified the English school at Rome: which being founded by king Offa, or rather by Ive king of Mercians (as in the flowers of Hist. is affirmed) was lately in the time of king Egbert his father,1 consumed with fire. Farther and besides, th•s king gave and granted there unto Rome, of every fire house a penny to be paid through his whole land, as king Ive in his dominion had done before. Also he gave & gram ted yearly to be paid to Rome. 300 marks, that is to the maintaining of the light of S. Peter .C. marks: to the light of S. Paul .C. marks: to the use of the Pope also an other hundred. This done, returning home through France, married their Judith the daughter of Carolus Caluus, the •rench king: whom he restored afterward, contrary to the laws of Westsaxons, to the title and throne of a Queen. For before, it was decreed among the Westsaxons (by the occasion of wicked Ethelburga, who poisoned Brigthricus her own husband) that after that, no kings wife there should have the name or place of a Queen.