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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.
¶By this Epistle of Bishop Huldericke, above prefixed, the matter is plain (gentle Reader) to conceive, what was then the sentence of learned men, concerning the marriage of ministers, but that here by the way, the Reader is to be admonished. that this Epistle which by error of the writer is referred to pope Nicholas the first, in my mind is rather to be attributed to the name and tune of Nicolas the 2. or 3.
¶By this Epistle of Byshop Huldericke, aboue prefixed, the matter is plaine (gentle Reader) to conceiue, what was then the sentence of learned men, concerning the mariage of ministers, but that here by the way, the Reader is to be admoninished. that this Epistle which by errour of the writer is referred to pope Nicholas ye first, in my mind is rather to bee attributed to the name and tune of Nicolas the 2. or 3.
After this pope, Nicolas succeeded Hadrianus. 2. Joannes ix. Martinus. ij. After these came Hadrian the third and Stephen the v. By this Hadrian it was first decreed, that no Emperor after that time should intermeddle or have any thing to do in the election of the Pope. And thus began the Emperors first to decay,1 and the Papacy to swell and rise aloft. And thus much concerning Romish matters for this time.
After this pope, Nicolas succeded Hadrianus. 2. Ioannes ix. Martinus. ij. After these came Hadrian the third and Stephē the v. By this Hadrian it was first decred, yt no Emperour after that time should intermedle or haue any thing to do in the election of the Pope. And thus began the Emperors fyrst to decay,1 and the Papacie to swell and ryse aloft. And thus much concerning Romish matters for this time.
- 1Pope Hadrian the second. John. •. Martin ij. Hadrian. iij. Steven v.