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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.
An other time, the same king being at dinner, was served with a certain dish of fish: wherein, were two great fishes, and a little one. After the king had taken thereof his repast, setteth down to Johannes Scotus the foresaid fish, to distribute unto the other ij. Clerks sitting there with him: which were two tall and mighty persons, he himself being but a little man. Johannes taketh the fish, of the which the two great, he taketh and carveth to himself: the little fish he reacheth to the other two. The king perceiving this his division thus made, reprehended the same. Then Johannes, whose manner was ever to find out some honest matter to delight the King, answered to him again, proving his division to stand just and equal. For here (saith he) be two great, and a little, pointing to the two great fishes & himself: And likewise here again is a little one and two great, pointing to the little fish, & two great persons, I pray you (sayeth he) what odds is there, or what distribution can be more equal? Whereat the King with his nobles, being much delighted, laughed merely.
An other time, the same king being at dinner, was serued wyth a certaine dish of fish: wherein, were two great fishes, and a litle one. After the king had taken thereof his repast, setteth downe to Iohannes Scotus the foresayde fish, to distribute vnto the other ij. Clarkes sitting there wyth him: which were two tall and mighty persons, he himselfe being but a litle man. Iohannes taketh the fish, of the which the two great, he taketh and carueth to himself: the litle fish he reacheth to the other two. The king perceiuing this his diuision thus made, reprehended the same. Then Iohannes, whose maner was euer to finde out some honest matter to delite the King, answered to him againe, proouing his diuision to stand iust and equal. For here (sayth he) be two great, and a little, poynting to the two great fishes & himselfe: And likewise here again is a litle one and two great, pointing to the litle fish, & two great persons, I pray you (sayeth hee) what oddes is there, or what distribution can be more equall? Whereat the King with his nobles, being much delighted, laughed merely.
At the request of this Charles surnamed Bald, the French king, this Scotus translated the book of Dionysius, intituled De Hierarchia, from Greek into Latin, word for word, quo fit (as my author saith) ut vix intelligatur Latina litera,