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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.
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.Pope Hadrian the second. Iohn. •. Martine ij. Hadrian. iij. Steuen v.
Then to return where we left, touching the story of King Ethelwolfe. About the latter end of his reign, the Danes which before had invaded the Realm, in the time of king Egbert, as is above declared: now made there reentry again, with 33. ships arriving about Hampshire: through the barbarous tyranny of whom, much bloodshed and murder happened here among englishmen, in Dorset shire, about Portsmouth in Kent, in Eastangle, in Lindesey, at Rochester, about London, and in Wests•xe▪ where Ethelwolfe the king was overcome, besides divers other under kings and dukes, whom the Danes daily approaching, in great multitudes in divers victories had put to flight. At length king Ethelwolfe, with his son Ethelbaldus, warring against them in Surrey, at Oclea, drave them to the sea, where they hovering a space, after a while burst in again with horrible rage and cruelty, as hereafter (Christ willing) shall be declared, so much as to our purpose shall serve, professing in this history, to write not of matters extern and politic, but only pertaining to the Church. The cause of this great affliction sent of God unto this realm thus I found expressed and collectlected in a certain old written story,