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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
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.
The English of which verses is needless here to be recited. Briefly, the effect is this: That both the blind, deaf, halt, and such as be mad, receive their health again, if they worship the tomb of this Elfleda, &c.
The English of which verses is needelesse here to bee recited. Briefly, the effect is this: That both the blynde, deafe, halte, and such as be mad, receiue their health agayne, if they worship the tombe of this Elfleda, &c.
The like feignings and monstrous miracles we read also in chronicles of doting Dunstan,1 drowned in all superstition, if he were not also a wicked sorcerer: First, how he being yet a boy, chased away the devil, set about with a great company of dogs, and how the Angels did open the church door for him to enter.2 Then how the Lute or Harp hanging upon the wall, did sing or play without any finger these words: Gaudent in coelis animae sanctorum, qui Christi vestigi• sunt sequuti, & qui pro eius amore sanguinem suum suderunt: ideo cum Christo regnabunt in aeternum. Item where a certain great beam or maisterpost was •••ed out of the place:3 he with making the sign of a Cross, set it in right frame again. Moreover, how the said Dunstan being tempted upon a time of the devil with the cogitation ⟨p. 157⟩of women,4 caught the devil by the nose with a whore pair of tongs, and held him fast. Item, how oft heavenly spirits appeared to him, and used to talk with him amiliarly. Item, how he prophesied of the birth of king Edgar, of the death of king Egelred, of the death of Editha, and of Ethelwood bishop of Winchester. Also how our Lady with her fellows appeared visibly to him, singing this song: Cantemus Domino sociae, cantemus honorem. Dulcis amor Christi personet ore pio. Again, how the Angels appeared to him, singing the Hymn called Kyr Rex splendens, &c And yet these prodigious fantasies with other moe, are written of him in Chronicles, and have been believed in Churches.