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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
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Of this Dunstanicall, or rather Satanical oracle, Henricus maketh no mention, nor Ranulphus, nor yet Hovedenus, nor Fabian in their histories. Gulielmus in his book de Regibus, reporteth it but by hearsay, in these words saying: Aliae literae docent, &c. Wherefore the less it seemeth to be of credit. Albeit if it were of credible truth, yet it proveth in this matter nothing else, but Dunstan to be a Sorcerer, as Polydorus Virgilius, also himself seemeth to smell something in this matter.
Of this Dunstanicall, or rather Satanical oracle, Henricus maketh no mention, nor Ranulphus, nor yet Houedenus, nor Fabian in their histories. Gulielmus in his booke de Regibus, reporteth it but by hearesay, in these wordes saying: Aliae literae docent, &c. Wherfore the lesse it seemeth to be of credite. Albeit if it were of credible truth, yet it prooueth in this matter nothing els, but Dunstan to be a Sorcerer, as Polydorus Virgilius, also himselfe seemeth to smell something in this matter.
Notwithstanding for all this, yet the strife ceased not. In so much that a new assembly of the Clergy and other,1 was appointed after at a place called the street of Calve, where the Council was kept in an upper loft. In this Council many grievous complaints were objected (as Malmes buriensis saith) against Dunstan. But yet he kept his opinion, and would not remove from that which he began to maintain. And while they were there in great contention and argument which way should be admitted and allowed,2 (if it be true that in the stories is written) suddenly the joyses of the loft failed, & the people with the nobles fell down, so that certain were slain, & many hurt. But Dunstan (they say only, standing upon a post of the solar,3 which remained unbroken) escaped without dā ger. Which thing, whether it so happened to portend before the ruin of the Realm and of the nobles (as Henry Hunting. doth expound it) which after ensued by the Danes, or whether it was so wrought by Dunstanes sorcery (as was not unpossible) or whether it were a thing but feigned of the monkish writers, and not true, all this I leave to the Readers, to think therein what them liketh. The stories say further, that upon this the matter ceased, and Dun stan had all his will.