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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.
Wherewith the King provoked to go to Winchester to the rood,1 there resigned up his regal Crown, and made the rood king over all the land.
Wherewith the King prouoked to go to Winchester to the roode,1 there resigned vp hys regall Crowne, and made the roode king ouer all the land.
- 1The kings crown put on a rood.The kinges crowne put on a roode.
Here is also to be noted in this Canutus, that although (as is said) he condescended in the beginning of his reign, upon king Edgar's laws: yet after in process of time, he set forth peculiar laws of his own.1 Among which, divers there be that concern as well causes Ecclesiastical, as also temporal. Whereby it may appear, that the government of spiritual matters not to depend then of the Bishop of Rome: but to appertain to the lawful authority of the temporal Prince, no less then of matters and causes temporal. As for example by these ordinances of the foresaid Canutus,2 may be well considered as here follow. Pecunia sepulturae justum est ut aperta terra reddatur. Si aliquod corpus a sua parochia deferatur in aliam, pecunia sepulturae. &c. In English.
Here is also to be noted in this Canutus, that although (as is said) he cōdescended in the beginning of his raigne, vpon king Edgares lawes: yet after in proces of time, hee set forth peculiar lawes of his own.1