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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.
After Pope Leo had reigned a year and iij. months, succeeded Pope John the 14. against whom (for holding with the Emperor) Petrus the head captain of the City,1 with two Consuls, xij. Alderine, and divers other nobles, gathering their power together, laid hands upon him, in the Church of Lateran,2 and clapped the Pope in prison, 11. months. The Emperor hearing this, with all speed returned with his army again to Rome, who after execution done upon the authors and chief doers of that fact, among other […] foresaid Petrus, to the Popes arbitrement. Whom […] caused first to be stripped naked, then his beard being shaven, to be hanged by the hair a whole day together, after that to be set upon an Ass (his face turned backward, and his hands bound under the asses tail) and so to be led through the City, that all men might see him:3 that done, to be scourged with rods, and so banished the City. Thus ye see, how the holy father followeth the injunction of the Gospel: Diligite inimicos vestros, Love your enemies, Luke. 6. &c. From this Pope proceeded first the Christening of bells, an. 971.
After Pope Leo had raigned a yeare and iij. moneths, succeeded Pope Iohn the 14. agaynst whom (for holding with the Emperor) Petrus the head captaine of the Citie,1 with two Consuls, xij. Alderine, and diuers other nobles, gathering their power together, layd hands vpon him, in the Church of Laterane,2 and clapt the Pope in prison, 11. months. The Emperour hearing this, with all speede returned with his army agayne to Rome, who after execution done vpon the authors and chief doers of that fact, among other 〈…〉 foresayd Petrus, to the Popes arbitrement. Whom 〈…〉 caused first to be stript naked, then his beard beyng shauen, to be hanged by the haire a whole day together, after that to be set vpon an Asse (his face turned backward, and his hands bound vnder the asses tail) and so to be led through the Citie, that all men might see him: