A67922:1873
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.
Besides the history of Bede translated into the Saxons tongue▪ he also himself compiled a story in the same speech, called the story of Alfred &c. which both books in the Saxons tongue I have seen, though the language I do not understand. And as he was learned himself excellently well, so likewise did he inflame all his country men to the love of liberal letters, as the words of the story reporteth, Illos praemijs, hos minis hortando, neminem illiteratum, ad quamlibet curiae dignitatem aspirare permittens. 1That is. He exhorted and stirred his people to the study of learning, some with gifts, some by threats, suffering no man to aspire to any dignity in the Court, except he were learned. Moreover an other story thus saith, speaking of his nobles: Optimates quoque suos ad literaturam addiscendam in tantum provocavit, ut sibi filios suos, vel saltem si filios non haberent, servos suos, literis commendarent. That is. Also his nobles so much he did allure to the embracing of good letters, that they set all their sons to school: or if they had no sons, yet their servants they caused to be learned. Whereby the common proverb may be found not so common, as true. Such as is the Prince, such be the subjects. He began moreover to translate the Psalter in English,2 & had almost finished the same, had not death prevented him. Guliel. de Regib Angl. In the Prologue of the book entitled Pastoral Grego. thus he writeth: declaring the cause why he was so earnest and diligent in translating good books from Latin into English, showing the cause thereof, why he so did, as followeth: Quòd Ecclesiae in quibus innumerae priscae bibliothecae continebantur, cum libris a Danis incensae sint: quodque in tota insula studium literarum ita abolitū esset ut quisque minus timeret capitis periculum, quam studiorum exercitia adire. Qua propter se in hoc, Anglis suis consulere &c. That is. The cause was, for that innumerable ancient Libraries which were kept in Churches,3 were consumed with fire by the Danes: And that men had rather suffer peril of their life, than to follow the exercise of studies: And therefore he thought thereby to provide before for the people of the English nation. &c.
Besides the historie of Bede translated into the Saxons toung he also himselfe compiled a story in the same speach, called the storie of Alfrede &c. which both bookes in the Saxons tounge I haue seene, though the language I do not vnderstād. And as he was learned himself excellently well, so likewise did he inflame all his countrey men to the loue of liberall letters, as the wordes of the storie reporteth, Illos praemijs, hos minis hortando, neminem illiteratum, ad quamlibet curiae dignitatem aspirare permittens.