A67922:1890
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 › In Regem Alfredum, & virtutum illius claram memoriam.
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.
After Formosus had governed the Sea of Rome five years,1 succeeded first Bonifacius the vj. who continued but 25. days, then came Stephen the vj. which so envied the name of his predecessor Formosus: that he abrogated and dissolved his decrees: And taking up his body, after it was buried, cut two fingers of his right hand, and commanded them to be cast into Tiber, & then buried the body in a private or laymans sepulchre.
After Formosus had gouerned the Sea of Rome fiue yeres,1 succeded first Bonifacius the vj. who continued but 25. dayes, then came Stephen the vj. which so enuyed the name of his predecessor Formosus: that he abrogated and dissolued his decrees: And taking vp his bodye, after it was buried, cut two fingers of his right hande, and commanded them to be cast into Tiber, & then buried the body in a priuate or laymans sepulchre.
- 1Bonifacius 6. Pope. Stephen. 6. Pope. Ex Chroni. Martini panitentiarij. Sigebert. Ex Polych. & alijs.
Thus Stephen after he had sat in the chair of pestilence one year: succeeded in the same chair, Pope Rhomanus, and sate iij. months: repealing the acts decreed by Stephen his predecessor, against Formosus. Next to whom came Theodorus 2. who likewise taking part with Formosus against the foresaid Stephen,1 reigned but 20. days. Then sate Pope John the 10. who did fight and repugn against the Romans. And to confirm the cause of Formosus more surely, did hold a Synod at Ravenna of 74. Bishops, with the French king Endo and his Archbishops being present at the same. At the which council, were ratified all the decrees and doings of Formosus: and the contrary acts of the Synod of Stephen the vj. were burned.2