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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.
Next pope after him was Benedictus the vii. by the consent of the Emperor Otho the 2. and reigned xix. years. In the time of this pope: Hugh Capet the French king, took Charles (the right heir to the crown) by the treason of the Bishop of Laou, and when he had imprisoned him,1 he also committed to prison Arnoldus Archbishop of Raynes, and placed in his room Gilbartus a monk of Florsake (a Necromancer) who was schoolmaster to D. Robert the kings son. But this pope Benedictus, calling a Council at Remis, restored the said Arnoldus again: and displaced Gilbertus: which after by the help of Otho was made Archbishop of Ravenna, and at length was Pope, as in process hereafter (Christ granting) shall be declared.
Next pope after him was Benedictus the vii. by ye consent of the Emperour Otho the 2. and raigned xix. yeares. In the tyme of this pope: Hugh Cappet the French king, tooke Charles (the right heyre to the crowne) by the treason of the Bishop of Laou, and when hee had imprisoned him,1 he also committed to prison Arnoldus Archbishop of Raynes, and placed in hys rowme Gilbartus a monke of Florsake (a Nicromanser) who was schoolemaister to D. Robert the kinges sonne. But this pope Benedictus, calling a Councell at Remis, restored the sayd Arnoldus agayne: and displaced Gilbertus: which after by the help of Otho was made Archbishop of Reuenna, and at length was Pope, as in processe hereafter (Christ graunting) shalbe declared.
- 1Gilbertus a Necromanser made Archb.
After Benedictus succeeded in the sea of Rome Pope John the xvi. & dyed the viij. month of his Papacy.1 Next to whom came John the xvii. And after him Gregory the .v. in the year of our Lord. 995. This Gregory (called before Bruno) was a Germane borne, and therefore the more malaced of the Clergy & people of Rome. Whereupon, Crescentus with the people and Clergy, convening against the said Gregory: set up Pope John the xviij. Gregory upon