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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 Ethelstane, or Athelstan.Book 3 › ¶ King Ethelstane, or Adelstane.
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.
King Ethelstane (besides his vij. years lamentation, for this act) builded the two Monasteries of Midletone, and of Michelenes, for his brothers sake (or as the stories say) for his soul. Whereby it may appear, what was the cause most special in those days,1 of building monasteries, to wit, for releasing the sins both of them departed, and them alive, which cause how it standeth with the grace and verity of Christs Gospel, and of his passion, let the Christen reader try & examine with himself. This cruel fact of the king toward Edwin, caused him afterward, to be more tender and careful toward his other brethren and sisters left in his hands unmarried. Which sisters, as is partly in the Chapter before declared, he richly bestowed, in great marriages: As one to the king of Northumberland Sithericus: 2an other he gave to Lewes King of Aquitania, the third to Henricus Duke of Almain for his son Otho: who was the first Emperor of the Germans. Whereby it is to be understand, that the Empire at this time began first to be translated from France (where it remained about C. years and half) unto Germany where it hath ever since continued.
King Ethelstane (besides his vij. yeares lamentation, for this acte) builded the two Monasteries of Midletone, and of Michelenes, for hys brothers sake (or as the stories say) for his soule. Whereby it may appeare, what was the cause most speciall in those daies,1 of building monasteries, to wit, for releasing the sinnes both of them departed, and them aliue, which cause howe it standeth wyth the grace and veritie of Christes Gospell, and of his passion, let the Christen reader trie & examine with himselfe. This cruell fact of the king towarde Edwyne, caused him afterwarde, to be more tender and careful toward his other brethren and sisters left in his handes vnmarried. Which sisters, as is partly in the Chapter before declared, he richly bestowed, in great mariages: As one to the king of Northumberlād Sithericus: 2an other he gaue to Lewes King of Aquitania, the thirde to Henricus Duke of Almaine for hys sonne Otho: who was the first Emperour of the Germanes. Whereby it is to be vnderstand, that the Empire at this time began first to be translated from Fraunce (where it remained about C. yeares and halfe) vnto Germanie where it hath euer since continued.