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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
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Albeit in this matter, other some may gather otherwise and better, perchance, yet if I may say what I think, verily I suppose, that there is no consanguinity so much here the cause, why God of his unknown judgements suffered the Normans here to prevail: as was rather the cruel murder of Alfred, & of the innocent Normans, wrought by the cruel despite of Harold and the englishmen, as is before declared.1 The which merciless murder, God here justly in this conquest recompensed.
Albeit in this matter, other some may gather otherwise and better, perchance, yet if I may say what I thinke, verely I suppose, that there is no consanguinitie so muche here the cause, why God of hys vnknowen iudgementes suffered the Normandes here to preuaile: as was rather the cruell murder of Alfred, & of the innocent Normands, wrought by the cruel despight of Harold and the englishmen, as is before declared.1 The which merciles murther, God here iustly in this conquest recompensed.
- 1Murder justly recompensed.Murther iustly recompensed.
Now remaineth also to these foreign affairs of kings & Princes, to add something likewise concerning the continuation of the Archbishops of Canterbury, beginning there where we last left:1 that is with Elphegus, whom we declared a little before to be stoned by the Danes at Greenwich. After which Elphegus next succeeded Liningus, after him Egelnothus also above mentioned. Then Robertus a Normand,2 a great doer (as is declared) about king Edward, and a faithful counsellor unto him: but he abode not long. After whom, Stigandus invaded the sea (as they report) by simony: being both Archbishop of Cant. Bishop of Winchester, and also Abbot in an other place. Wherein he continued a great space, gathering and heaping goods together, till at length Duke William clapped him in prison, and there kept him: placing in his room, Lancfrā cus a Lombard borne, of whom more shall follow (Christ willing) hereafter to be declared.