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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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Howbeit the Emperor departing thence into Germany again, by and by they forgot their oath, and within 9. months after poisoned the Bishop. Which fact some impute to Stephen his successor, called Damasus 2. Some impute it to Brazutus, who (as histories record) within 13. years poisoned 6. popes,1 that is, Clemens 2. Damasus. 2. Leo. 9. Victor. 2. Stephanus 9. Nicolaus the 2.
Howbeit the Emperour departing thence into Germanie againe, by and by they forgote their othe, and within 9. monethes after poysoned the Bishop. Which fact some impute to Stephen his successour, called Damasus 2. Some impute it to Brazutus, who (as histories record) within 13. yeares poysoned 6. popes,1 that is, Clemens 2. Damasus. 2. Leo. 9. Uictor. 2. Stephanus 9. Nicolaus the 2.
- 1Pope Damasus the 2.
Thus Clement being poisoned, after him succeeded Damasus 2. neither by consent of the people, nor of the emperor elected: but by force and invasion, who also within 23. days being poisoned. An. 1049. much contention and striving began in Rome about the Papal seat. Whereupon the Romans, through the counsel of the Cardinals, sent to the foresaid Emperor, desiring to give them a bishop, and so he did, whose name was Bruno an Almain, and bishop of Colle•,1 afterward called Leo 9. This Bruno being a simple man and easy to be led with evil counsel, coming from the Emperor towards Rome in his pontifical apparel like a Pope: meeteth him by the way the Abbot of Cluniake, and Hildebrand a monk. Who seeing him so in his pontificalibus, began to rate him, laying to his charge, that he would so take his authority of the Emperor, and not rather of the Clergy of Rome & the people thereof, as other his predecessors were wont to do: and so counselled him, to lay down that apparel, and to enter in with his own habit, till he had his election by them. Bruno following their counsel, and confessing his fault before the Clergy of Rome, obtained their favour, and so was nominate Leo 9. whereby Hildebrand was made a Cardinal, & put in high room. Under this Pope Leo were two Councils, one kept at Uercellis, where the doctrine of Berengarius against the real substance in the Sacrament was first condemned, although Berengarius yet recanted not, which nevertheless was done after in the Council of Lateran, under Nicolas 2. An. M.lx.