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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.
Here, by the way cometh to be noted, an example, whereby all Princes may learn and understand, how the pope is to be handled, whosoever looketh to have any goodness at his hand. If a man stand in fear of his curse, he shall be made his slave, but if he be despised of you, ye shall have him as you list. For the Popes curse may well be assimiled to Domicianus thunder:1 If a man give ear to the noise and crack, it seemeth a terrible thing: but if ye consider the causes and effect thereof, it is a most vain ridicule.
Here, by the way commeth to be noted, an exāple, wherby all Princes may learne and vnderstand, how the pope is to be handled, whosoeuer loketh to haue any goodnesse at his hand. If a man stand in feare of his curse, he shall be made his slaue, but if he be despised of you, ye shal haue him as you list. For the Popes curse may well be assimiled to Domicianus thunder:1 If a man geue eare to the noise and cracke, it semeth a terrible thing: but if ye consider the causes and effect therof, it is a most vaine ridicle.
- 1The Popes curse compared to Domicianus thunder.
In the reign of this Nicolas, An. 1060. Aldredus Bishop of Worcester,1 after the decease of Kinsius his predecessor should be made Archbishop of York, who coming to Rome with Tostius earl of Northumberland, for his pall (as the manner was) could not obtain it, but was deprived of all his dignity (for some default, I can not tell what) in his answer. And furthermore, after his reversion home, was spoiled also of all that he brought with him. Whereupon he returning again to Rome with Tostius the foresaid Earl,2