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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.
1After the death of Leo, whom Brazutus poisoned the first year of his popedom. Theophilactus did strive to be Pope: but Hildebrand to defeat him, went to the emperor, (partly also being sent by the Romans for fear of the Emperors displeasure) who assigned an other bishop,2 a German, called Victor 2. This Victor having a Council at Florence, deposed divers Bishops and Priests, for simony and fornication. For simony, in that they took of secular men their dignities for money:3 for fornication, in that contrary to their Canon, they were married. &c. The 2. year of his papacy and little more, this Pope also followed his predecessors being poisoned by the foresaid Brazutus, through the procurement of Hildebrand and his master.
1After the death of Leo, whom Brazutus poysoned the first yere of his popedome. Theophilactus did striue to be Pope: but Hildebrand to defeat him, went to the emperor, (partly also being sent by ye Romanes for feare of the Emperours displeasure) who assigned an other bishop,2 a Germaine, called Uictor 2. This Uictor hauing a Councell at Florence, deposed diuers Bishops and Priestes, for simony and fornicatiō. For simony, in that they tooke of secular men their dignities for money:3 for fornication, in that contrary to their Canon, they were maried. &c. The 2. yeare of his papacie and little more, this Pope also followed his predecessours being poysoned by the foresaide Brazutus, through the procurement of Hildebrand and his maister.
- 1Alb. Cranz. Saxo. lib. 4. Cap. 45.
- 2Pope victor the 2.
- 3Concilium Florentinum.