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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.
And thus a little having digressed out of our course, now let us return out of France into England again:1 king Ethelwulfus, who coming from Rome by the country of France, was now returned again into his own dominion, where he continued not long after.
And thus a little hauing disgressed out of our course, now let vs returne out of Fraunce into England agayne:1 kyng Ethelwulfus, who comming from Rome by the coū trey of Fraunce, was now returned agayne into his own dominion, where he continued not long after.
- 1Swithinus Bishop of Winchester.
This Ethelwulfus, had especially about him two Bishops, whose counsel he was most ruled by, Swythinus Bishop of Winchester, and Adelstanus Bishop of Sherborne. Of the which two, the one was more skilful in ten porall and civill affairs touching the kings wars, and filling of his coffers,1 and other furniture for the king. The other (which was Swythinus) was of a contrary sort, wholly disposed and inclined to spiritual meditation, and to minister spiritual counsel to the king: who had ben schoolmaster to the king before. Wherein appeared one good condition of this kings nature, among his other virtues, not only in following the precepts and advertisements of his old schoolmaster:2 But also in that he like a kind & thankful pupil did so reverence his bringer up, and old schoolmaster (as he called him) that he ceased not, till he made him Bishop of Winchester, by the consecration of Celnoch then Archbishop of Canterbury. But as concerning the miracles which are read in the Church of Winchester,3