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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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The emperor well pleased and content, giveth his good leave and voice withal. Hildebrandus, no less a wicked Necromancer, then a stout maintainer of popish liberties against good emperors, hearing this: setteth up by a contrary faction, an other bishop, Anselmus, after called Alexander the 2. Cadolus thus elected by the emperor & the Cardinals,1 setteth forward to Rome with a sufficient army & strength of men. Alexander also no less prepared, there receiveth him with an other army,2 where they had a great conflict, & many slain on both sides. But Cadolus as he had the better cause, so had he the worse fortune: who being repelled, yet repaired himself and came again with a greater power. Albeit, he prevailed not. The Emperor seeing this hurly burly: to take up the matter, sent thither his ambassador Otho, Archbishop of Colen: who coming to Rome, beginneth sharply to chide the pope for taking so upon him without the leave or knowledge of the emperor, declaring how the election of that sea ought chiefly to appertain to the right of the emperor, as it hath done for the most part in the time of his predecessors tofore. But Hildebrand all set on wickedness and ambition, and also puffed up not a little, with his late victories: not suffering the ambassador to tell to the end, interrupted him in the middle of his tale, affirming, that if they should stand to law and custom, the liberty of that election should rather belong to the clergy, then to the Emperor. To make short, Otho the ambassador bearing (belike) more with the Clergy, then with the emperor, was content to be persuaded: only required this in the emperors name, a council to be had, to decide the matter: whereat the emperor should be present himself. And so he was: In the which council being kept at Mantua,3 Alexander was declared pope, the other had his pardon granted. In this council amongst many other considerations, was concluded concerning priests to have no wives: such as have concubines to say no mass: priests children not to be secluded from holy orders: no benefices to be bought for money. Alleluia to be suspended in time of Lent out of the church.4 &c. This also was decreed (which made most for Hildebrandus purpose) that no spiritual man, whatsoever he be, should enter in any Church, by a secular person, & that the Pope should be elected only by the Cardinals, &c.