A67922:1866
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
Book 3 › * King Allured otherwise called Alfred.Book 3 › * King Alured otherwise called Alfrede.
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.
1Now if there be any Prince, who listeth to see and follow the virtuous and godly disposition of this king: both touching the institution of his own life, & also concerning his careful government of the common weal: thus the histories of him do record. That at what time he being young, perceived himself somewhat disposed to the vice of the flesh, & thereby letted from many virtuous purposes: did not as many young Princes,2 and Kings sons in the world be now wont to do: that is to resolve themselves into all kind of carnal licence, and dissolute sensuality, running and following without bridle, whether soever their licence given doth lead them (as therefore not without cause the common proverb reporteth of them) that Kings sons learn nothing well else, but only to ride. Meaning thereby, that Princes and Kings sons having about them flatterers, which bolster them in their faults: only their horses give to them no more, then to any other: but if they sit not fast, they will cast them. But this young king seeing in him self the inclination of his fleshly nature, minding not to give him self so much as he might take,3 but rather by resistance to avoid the tentation thereof: besought God that he would send to him some continual sickness, in quenching of that vice, whereby he might be more profitable to the public business of the common wealth, and more apt to serve God in his calling. Cestrens. Lib. 5. cap. 1. Fab. cap. 17.
1Now if there be any Prince, who listeth to see and follow the vertuous and godly disposition of this king: both touching the institution of his owne life, & also concerning his carefull gouernement of the cōmon weale: thus the histories of him do record. That at what time he being yōg, perceaued hymselfe somewhat disposed to the vice of the flesh, & thereby letted from many vertuous purposes: did not as many young Princes,2 and Kinges sonnes in the world be now wont to do: that is to resolue thēselues into all kind of carnal licence, and dissolute sensualitie, running and folowing without bridle, whether soeuer their licence geuen doth leade them (as therefore not without cause the common prouerbe reporteth of them) that Kings sonnes learne nothing well els, but onely to ride. Meaning therby, that Princes and Kinges sonnes hauing about them flatterers, whych bolster them in theyr faultes: onely their horses geue to them no more, then to any other: but if they sit not fast, they wil cast them. But this young king seeing in him selfe the inclination of his fleshly nature, minding not to geue hym selfe so much as he might take,