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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.
We have made mention to you before of divers colleges of the church of Rome,1 which refused to communicate with him. As Leo then Archpriest of the Cardinals, Benno, Ugobaldus, Johannes the Cardinal, Peter Chancellor and Cardinal, being all instituted before this Hildebrand. These three also being consecrated by him, that is, Natro, Innocentius and Leo, forsook him, cursing the detestable errors which he held. In like case Theodinus whom he constituted Archdeacon, and other Cardinals moe, Joannes surnamed Primicerius, Petrus oblationarius with all that appertained unto them, saving one only man. And now when this Hildebrand saw that the bishops also would forsake him, he called unto him the lay men, and made them privy of his counsel, thinking thereby to separate the bishops, that they should have no conference with the Cardinals.2 After that he called together those bishops, and being guarded with bands of lay men, he enforced the bishops partly for fear, and partly for his menacing words, to swear unto him, that they should never disagree unto that, which he would have done, that they should never defend the Kings quarrel, and that they should never favour or obey the Pope, that should in his stead be instituted. Which thing being done, he sent them by means of the Prince of Salernites, into Campania, and thus did he separate them, from the company of the Cardinals, & from the city of Rome. And not only the bishops, but also the Priests of the city, and clerks of inferior orders, as also the lay men, he bound by their oaths, that at no time nor for any cause, they should condescend unto the king.
We haue made mention to you before of diuers colledges of the church of Rome,1 which refused to communicate with him. As Leo then Archpriest of the Cardinals, Benno, Vgobaldus, Iohannes the Cardinal, Peter Chauncellor and Cardinall, beyng all instituted before this Hildebrand. These three also beyng consecrated by him, that is, Natro, Innocentius and Leo, forsoke him, cursing the detestable errours which he held. In like case Theodinus whom he constituted Archdeacon, and other Cardinals mo, Ioannes surnamed Primicerius, Petrus oblationarius with all that appertayned vnto them, sauing one onely man. And now when this Hildebrand saw that the bishops also would forsake him, he called vnto him the lay men, and made them priuy of his counsail, thinking thereby to separate the bishops, that they should haue no cō ference with the Cardinals.