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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.
Of this Canutus it is storied,1 that he following much the superstition of Achelnotus Archbishop of Cant. went on pilgrimage to Rome: and there founded an hospital for English pilgrims. He gave the Pope precious gifts, and burdened the land with an yearly tribute called the Rome sho•e: he shrined the body of Berinus, & gave great lands and ornaments to the Cathedral Church of Winchester: he builded S. Benets in Norfolk, which was before an ⟨p. 164⟩Hermitage. Also S. Edmunds bury, which king Ethelstane before ordained for a College of Priests, he turned to an Abbey of monks of S. Benets order.
Of this Canutus it is storied,1 that he folowing muche the superstition of Achelnotus Archbishop of Cant. went on pilgrimage to Rome: and there founded an hospital for English pilgrimes. He gaue the Pope pretious gifts, and burdened the land with an yerely tribute called the Rome sho•e: he shrined the body of Berinus, & gaue great lands and ornaments to the Cathedrall Churche of Winchester: he builded S. Benets in Northfolk, which was before an ⟨p. 164⟩Hermitage. Also S. Edmundes bury, which king Ethelstane before ordeined for a Colledge of Priests, he turned to an Abbey of monkes of S. Benets order.
- 1The Cathedral Church of Wintchest▪ inritched by Canutus. S. Benets in Norfolk builded.The Cathedral Churche of Wintchest▪ inritched by Canutus. S. Benets in Norfolke builded.