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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.
There was at the apprehension of Pope Hildebrand, a certain widows son, to whom (and others moe for their penance) he enjoined a years banishment. Which time being explete or run out, the widow in token of more ample satisfaction, thinking thereby to have appeased the mind of Hildebrand, put a halter about her sons neck, and drawing her son by the rope to the foot of Hildebrand, said: My Lord Pope at your hands will I receive again my son, which one whole year hath endured banishment, and other penance by your holiness enjoined. Then the said Hildebrand, for that instant, because of those which were with him in company (dissembling his wrath) delivered her, her son very churlishly, saying, get thee hence woman I bid thee, and let me be in rest. After this he sent his officers & apprehended the widows son, and gave commandment to the Justices, to put him to death, who altogether making answer, said, that they could no more condemn or meddle with him,1 for that he had for his crime committed, appealed once to the Pope, & abidden the banishment, and done the penance by him enjoined. Hereupon this glorious Hildebrand being displeased with the Judges, caused the foot of the widows son to be cut off: making neither repentance, nor the laws and ordinances to be of any estimation with him. And thus his foot being cut off, he dyed within three days after with the pain thereof. Many other wicked deeds did this Hildebrand, upon whom the blood of the church crieth vengeance, shed by the sword (that is) the miserable treachery of his tong. For which things (and that justly) the church refused to communicate with him. Haec Benno.
There was at the apprehension of Pope Hildebrand, a certain widowes sonne, to whom (and others moe for their penaunce) he enioyned a yeares banishment. Which tyme beyng explete or run out, the widow in tokē of more ample satisfaction, thinking therby to haue appeased the mynd of Hildebrand, put a halter about her sonnes necke, and drawyng her sonne by the rope to the foot of Hildebrand, sayd: My Lord Pope at your hands will I receaue agayne my sonne, which one whole yeare hath endured banishment, and other penaunce by your holynesse enioyned. Then the sayd Hildebrand, for that instant, because of those which were with him in company (dissembling his wrath) deliuered her, her sonne very churlishly, saying, get thee hence woman I bid thee, and let me be in rest. After this he sent his officers & apprehēded the widowes sonne, and gaue commaundement to the Iustices, to put him to death, who altogether makyng aunswer, sayd, that they could no more condemne or meddle with him,