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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.
Of such like contentions among Prelates of the Clergy, for superiority, we read of divers in old Chronicles: as in the history entitled Chronicon Hirsseldense, where is declared a bloody conflict, which twice happened in the church of Boslaria, between Hecelon bishop of Hildesheime, and Wederatus bishop of Fulda: and all for the superior place, who should fit next to the Emperor, the Emperor him self being there present, and looking on them, and yet not able to stay them.
Of such like contentions among Prelates of the Clergie, for superioritie, we read of diuers in olde Chronicles: as in the history intituled Chronicon Hirsseldense, where is declared a bloudy conflict, which twise hapned in ye church of Boslaria, betwene Hecelon bishop of Hildesheime, and Wederatus bishop of Fulda: and all for the superior place, who should fit next to the Emperour, the Emperour hym selfe being there present, and looking on them, and yet not able to stay them.
Thus I have described the troublous contention between Lancfrancus, & Thomas Metropolitan of York in the days of Alexander, of which controversy and of the whole discourse thereof: Lanfrancus writeth to Pope Alexander beginning thus.
Thus I haue described the troublous contention betwene Lancfrancus, & Thomas Metropolitane of Yorke in the daies of Alexander, of which controuersie and of the whole discourse thereof: Lanfrancus writeth to Pope Alexander beginning thus.
Domino totius Christianae religionis summo speculatori Alex. Papae. Lancfrancus sanctae Dorobernensis Ecclesiae antistes, debitam cum omni seruitute obedientiam. 1In concilio quod Angliae per vestram autoritatem coactum est, ubi querelae Thomae Archiepiscopi prolatae & ventilatae sunt, allata est Ecclesiastica gétis Anglorum historia, quam Eboracensis Ecclesiae praesbyter, & Anglorum Doctor Bede composuit: and so forth in a ong process of words which follow. Among which in the middle of the epistle, speaking of Dover and Canterbury, he hath these words. Urbs namque, quae nunc Cantuarberia nominatur, antiquis temporibus, ab ipsius terrae incolis Dorobernia vocabatur, &c. with many other words in the said Epistle, which for brevity here I overpass.