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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.
Sexagenus erat sextus millesimus annus. Cum pereunt Angli, stella monstrante cometa.
Which king thus being crowned, did reign over the realm of England the space of 21. years, and one month, with great severity & cruelness, toward the Englishmen, burdening them with great tribute and exactions, which was to pay of every hide of ground, containing 20. acres 6.1 shillings. By mean whereof certain parties of the land rebelled, and specially the city of Exeter. But at last William overcame them,2 and wan the city and punished them grievously. But for that & for other stern deeds of William, divers of the Lords departed to Scotland: wherefore he kept the other Lords that tarried the straiter, and exalted the Normans, giving to them the chief possessions of the land. And for so much as he obtained the kingdom by force and dent of sword, he changed the whole state of the governance of this common weal: and ordained new laws at his own pleasure, profitable to himself, but grievous & hurtful to the people: abolishing the laws of king Edward. Whereunto notwithstanding he was sworn before, to observe & maintain. For the which great commotions and rebellions remained long after among the people, as histories record: to have the said laws of king Edward revived again.
Which king thus being crowned, did reigne ouer the realme of England the space of 21. yeres, and one moneth, with great seuerity & cruelnes, towarde the Englishmen, burdening them with great tribute and exactions, which was to pay of euery hide of grounde, containing 20. acres 6.1 shillings. By meane wherof certaine parties of the land rebelled, and specially the citie of Exceter. But at last William ouercame them,2 and wan the city and punished them grieuously. But for that & for other sterne deedes of William, diuers of the Lordes departed to Scotland: wherfore he kept the other Lordes that taried the straiter, and exalted the Normanes, geuing to them the chiefe possessions of the land. And for so much as he obteyned the kingdome by force and dent of sword, he chaunged the whole state of the gouernance of this common weale: and ordeined new lawes at his owne pleasure, profitable to himself, but greuous & hurtful to the people: abolishing the lawes of king Edward. Wherunto notwtstanding he was sworn before, to obserue & maintaine. For the which great commotions and rebellions remained long after among the people, as hystories record: to haue the sayd lawes of king Edwarde reuiued againe.