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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.
It were too long and tedious here to recite all the detestable doings, and diabolical practises, of conjurings, charms, and filthy sorceries, exercised between him and Laurentius, & Theophilact, otherwise named Pope Benedict the 9. whereof a long narration followeth in the foresaid epistle of Benno to the cardinals to be seen,1 to whom the reader may repair, who so hath either leisure to read, or mind to understand more of the abominable parts, and devilish arts of this Hildebrand.
It were too long and tedious here to recite all the detestable doyngs, and diabolicall practises, of coniurings, charmes, and filthy sorceries, exercised betwene hym and Laurentius, & Theophilact, otherwyse named Pope Benedict the 9. wherof a long narration foloweth in the foresayd epistle of Benno to the cardinals to be seen,1 to whom the reader may repaire, who so hath either laisure to read, or mynd to vnderstand more of the abhominable partes, and diuelish artes of this Hildebrand.
- 1Pope Hildebrand a worker of sorcery and conjuring.Pope Hildebrand a worker of sorcery and coniuring.
Thus having sufficiently alleged the words and testimonies of Benno and Aventinus, concerning the acts and facts of this Pope. Now let us proceed (in the order as followeth in his story) to set forth the miserable vexation which the virtuous and godly Emperor sustained by that ungodly person.
Thus hauing sufficiently alledged the wordes and testimonies of Benno and Auentinus, concerning the actes and factes of this Pope. Now let vs proceed (in the order as followeth in his story) to set forth the miserable vexation which the vertuous and godly Emperour sustayned by that vngodly person.