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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
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.
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,3 for the maintaining of good letters: The iiij. he sent to foreign Churches, without the Realm. This also is left in stories written to his commendation, for his great tolerance and sufferance: that when he had builded the new Monastery at Winchester, and afterward his son Edward had purchased of the Bishop and the Chapter a sufficient piece of ground for certain offices to be adjoined unto the same, & had given for every foot of ground, mancam auri pleni ponderis (which was as I think a mark of gold) or more: yet Alfred therewithal was not greatly discontented to see his coffers so wasted.
Moreouer to beholde the bountiful goodnes ioyned wt like prudence in this man:1 in the ordering & disposing hys riches and rents, it is not vnworthy to be recited. How he deuided his goods in two equall partes: the one apperteining to vses secular, the other to vses spirituall or Ecclesiasticall. Of the which two principall partes, the first he deuided into three portiōs: the first to the behofe of his house and family,2 the second vpon his workmen and builders of his new works, whereof he had great delight & cunning: the third vpon strangers. Likewise the other second halfe, vpon spirituall vses, he did thus diuide in foure portions: One to the releuing of the poore: An other to monasteries: The iij. portion to the schooles of Oxforde,