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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.
How studious he was & careful of the common wealth and maintenance of public tranquillity:1 his laws most godly set forth and devised by him may declare. Wherein especially by him was provided, for the extirping and abolishing all theft and thieves out of the Realm. Whereby, the Realm through his vigilant care,2 was brought into such tranquillity or rather perfection, that in every cross or turning way, he made be set up a golden brooch at least of silver gilded, through his dominions: and none so hardy neither by day nor night to take it down: for the more credit whereof, the words of the Latin story be these: Armillas aureas juberet suspendi, quae viantium aviditatem irritarent, dum non essent, qui eas abriperent. &c. Guliel. Lib. de Regibus Angl. And no great marvel therein, if the Realm in those days was brought in such an order, and that justice then was so well ministered, when the king him self was so vigilant in overseeing the doings of his judges and officers. Whereof thus also we read in the said author testified: Judiciorum a suis hominibus factorum, inquisitor, perperam actorum asperrimus corrector. 1. he was (sayeth mine author speaking of the king) a vigilant inquisitor of the doings of his judges, and a strict punisher of their misdoings.3 Jornalensis also writing upon the same, thus saith: Facta ministrorum suorum, & potissimè judicum diligenter inuestigavit, adeo ut quos ex avaritia aut imperitia errare cognosceret, ab officio removebat, that is, he did diligently search out the doings of his officers, & especially of his judges: so that if he knew any of them to err either through covetousness, or unskilfulness: them he removed from their office.
How studious he was & carefull of the commō wealth and maintenance of publike tranquillitie:1 his lawes most godly set forth and diuised by him may declare. Wherein especially by him was prouided, for the extirping and abolishing all theft and theeues out of the Realme. Wherby, the Realme through his vigilant care,2 was brought into such trāquillitie or rather perfection, that in euery crosse or turning way, he made be set vp a golden brouch at least of siluer gilded, through his dominiōs: and none so hardy neither by day nor night to take it downe: for the more credit wherof, the wordes of the Latin story be these: Armillas aureas iuberet suspendi, quae viantium auiditatem irritarent, dum non essent, qui eas abriperent. &c. Guliel. Lib. de Regibus Angl. And no great maruel therein, if the Realme in those dayes was brought in such an order, and that iustice then was so well ministred, when the king him selfe was so vigilant in ouerseeing the doings of his iudges and officers. Whereof thus also we read in the saide author testified: Iudiciorum a suis hominibus factorum, inquisitor, perperam actorum asperrimus corrector. 1. he was (sayeth mine author speaking of the king) a vigilant inquisitor of the doings of his iudges, and a strict punisher of theyr misdoinges.