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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
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Item contrary to the law of Gregory the iiij. his predecessor: this Pope ordained the cross (all let with gold & precious stone) to be carried before him, like a Pope.
Item contrary to the law of Gregory the iiij. his predicessor: this Pope ordayned the crosse (all let with golde & precious stone) to be caried before him, like a Pope.
And here next now followeth & cometh in, the whore of Babylon (rightly in her true colours by the permission of God and manifestly without all tergiversation) to appear to the whole world: and that not only alter the spiritual sense, but after the very letter, and the right form of an whore in deed. For after this Leo above mentioned, the Cardinals proceeding to their ordinary election (after a solemn Mass of the holy Ghost,1 to the perpetual shame of them & of that sea) in stead of a man Pope, elected an whore in deed to minister Sacraments, to say masses, to give orders, to constitute Deacons, Priests, and bishops, to promote Prelates, to make Abbots, to consecrate Churches and altars, to have the reign and rule of Emperors and kings: And so she did in deed, called by name Joan. the 8. This woman's proper name was Gilberta (a Dutch woman of Magunce) who went with an english monk out of the Abbey of Fulda in a mans apparel unto Athens, and after through her dexterity of wit and learning, was promoted to the Popedom, where the sate two years & 6. months. At last openly in the face of a general procession, fell in labour & travail of child, & so died. By reason whereof, the Cardinals yet to this day do avoid to come near by that street where this shame was taken.2 By Benedictus the iij. who succeeded next in the whorish sea, was first ordained (as most writers record) the Dirge to be said for the dead. Albeit before him, Gregory the iij. had done in that matter, worthily for his part already.
And here next now followeth & commeth in, the whore of Babylon (rightly in her true colours by the permission of God and manifestly without all tergiuersation) to appeare to the whole world: and that not only alter the spiritual sense, but after the very letter, and the right forme of an whore in deed. For after this Leo aboue mentioned, the Cardinals proceeding to their ordinary electiō (after a solemne Masse of the holy Ghost,