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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.
In the story before of king Egelrede, was declared about the year of our Lord.1 M. xvi. how the Bishopric of Lindaffarne otherwise named holy land, in the flood of Twede, was translated to Durham: so likewise in the days of this Lancfrancus Archbishop of Cant. Anno M. lxxvi. divers Bishops seats, were altered and removed from townships to greater Cities. As the Bishopric of Selese was removed to Chichester, out of Cornwall to Exeter, from Welles to Bathe: from Sherborne to Salisbury: from Dorchester to Lincoln, from Lichfield to Chester: which Bishopric of Chester, Robert being then Bishop reduced from Chester to Coventry. Likewise after that in the reign of William Rufus. An. 1095. Herbert Bishop of Thetford, from thence reduced the fear to Norwich. &c.
In the story before of king Egelrede, was declared about the yeare of our Lord.1 M. xvi. how the Bishoprik of Lindaffarne otherwise named holy lande, in the floude of Twede, was translated to Durham: so likewise in the dayes of this Lancfrancus Archbishop of Cant. Anno M. lxxvi. diuers Bishops seates, were altered and remooued from towneships to greater Cities. As the Byshoprike of Selese was remooued to Chichester, out of Cornewall to Exeter, from Welles to Bathe: from Shyreburne to Salesbury: from Dorcester to Lincolne, from Lichfield to Chester: which Byshoppricke of Chester, Robert being then Byshop reduced from Chester to Couentrie. Likewise after that in the raigne of William Rufus. An. 1095. Herbert Bishop of Thetford, from thence reduced the fear to Norwige. &c.
- 1Bishops seats translated into England.Byshops seates translated into England.
As concerning Dover and Canterbury, whether the sea, was likewise translated from the town of Dover to the City of Cant. in the time of Theodorns: or whether Canterbury by old time had the name of Dorobernia (as the letter of Lancfrancus to Pope Alexander, above mentioned, doth pretend) I find it not in histories expressly defined. Save that I read by the words of William bring yet Duke of Normandy, charging then Harold to make a well of water for the kings use in the Castle of Dorobernia: that the said Dorobernia then was taken for that which now we call Dover: but whether Dorobernia and the City of Cant, be both one or divers, the matter is not great. Notwithstanding