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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.
To this she granted, the day was appointed at which day, the king and a great part of his nobles were present, except only Robert the Archbishop. This Robert had ⟨p. 165⟩been a monk of a house in Normandy,1 & an helper of the king in his exile: and so by the sending for of the king, came over and was made first Bishop of London, after Archbishop of Cant. Then was she led blindfold unto the place between two men, where the irons lay burning hot; and passed the ix. shares unhurt.2 At last said she, good Lord when shall I come to the place of my purgation, when they then opened her eyes, and she saw that she was past the pain, she kneeled down giving God thanks.
To this she graunted, the day was appointed at which day, the king and a great part of his nobles were present, except onely Robert the Archbishop. This Robert had ⟨p. 165⟩bene a monke of a house in Normandie,1 & an helper of the king in his exile: and so by the sēding for of the king, came ouer and was made first Bishop of London, after Archbishop of Cant. Then was she led blindfield vnto the place betwene two men, where the yrons lay brenning hot; and passed the ix. shares vnhurt.2 At last sayde shee, good Lorde when shal I come to the place of my purgation, whē they then opened her eyes, and shee sawe that shee was past the paine, she kneeled downe geuing God thankes.
- 1False accusation purged by hot iron.False accusation purged by hote yron.
- 2A strange thing if it were true. and without false conveyance.A straunge thing if it were true. and without false conueyance.