A67922:1867
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.
Then at Gods ordinance, he had the evil called Ficus, till he came to the age of xx. years,1 whereof at length he was cured (as is said in some stories) by the virgin called Modwen, an Irishwoman. After this sickness being taken away, to him fell an other: which continued with him from the xx. years of his age, to xlv (according to his own petition & request made unto God) whereby, he was the more reclaimed & attempered from other more great inconveniences, and less disposed to that which he did most abhor.
Then at Gods ordinance, he had the euill called Ficus, til he came to the age of xx. yeres,1 wherof at length he was cured (as is sayd in some stories) by the virgin called Modwen, an Irishwoman. After this sicknesse being taken away, to him fell an other: which continued with him from the xx. yeres of his age, to xlv (according to his own petition & request made vnto God) wherby, he was the more reclaimed & attempered from other more great incōueniences, and lesse disposed to that which he did most abhorre.
- 1Modwenna.
Moreover to behold the bountiful goodness joined with like prudence in this man:1 in the ordering & disposing his riches and rents, it is not unworthy to be recited. How he divided his goods in two equal parts: the one appertaining to uses secular, the other to uses spiritual or Ecclesiastical. Of the which two principal parts, the first he divided into three portions: the first to the behoof of his house and family,2 the second upon his workmen and builders of his new works, whereof he had great delight & cunning: the third upon strangers. Likewise the other second half, upon spiritual uses, he did thus divide in four portions: One to the relieving of the poor: An other to monasteries: The iij. portion to the schools of Oxford,