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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
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The next day the people of Rome hearing this,1 harness themselves with all expedition to help the bishop, whom when they loosed out of prison, they besieged the house of Centius, and plucked it down to the ground. His family having their noses cut off, were cast out of the City. Centius himself escaping, fled to the Emperor. Guibert the Archbishop pretending good will to the Pope,2 departed from Rome, who likewise had wrought with Hugo Can didus Cardinal, and with Theobaldus Archb. of Milan, also with divers other bishops about Italy, to forsake the Pope and take the Emperors part. Gregory the Pope called Hildebrand, hearing the conspiracy, layeth the sentence of excommunication upon them all, and depriveth them of their dignity. The Emperor being moved (and worthily) with the arrogant presumption of the proud prelate, calleth together a Council at Worms. In which Council all the bishops not only of Saxonic, but of all the whole Empire of Germans, agree & conclude upon the deposition of Hildebrand, and that no obedience hereafter should be given to him. This being determined in the Council, Roulandus a Priest of Parmen, was sent to Rome with the sentence, who in the name of the council should command Gregory to yield up his seat, & also charge the Cardinals to resort to the Emperor for a new election of an other Pope. The tenor of the sentence sent up by Rolandus, was this.
The next day the people of Rome hearing this,1 harnes themselues with all erpedition to helpe the bishop, whom when they loosed out of prison, they besieged the house of Centius, and pluckt it downe to the ground. His familie hauyng their noses cut off, were cast out of the Citie. Centius himselfe escaping, fled to the Emperour. Guibert the Archbishop pretending good will to the Pope,2 departed from Rome, who likewise had wrought with Hugo Cā didus Cardinall, and with Theobaldus Archb. of Millaine, also with diuers other bishops about Italy, to forsake the Pope and take the Emperors part. Gregory the Pope called Hildebrand, hearing the conspiracie, layeth the sentence of excommunication vpon them all, and depriueth them of their dignitie. The Emperor beyng mooued (and worthily) with the arrogant presumption of the proud prelate, calleth together a Councell at Wormes. In which Councell all the bishops not onely of Saxonic, but of all the whole Empire of Germaines, agree & conclude vpon the deposition of Hildebrand, and that no obedience hereafter should be geuen to him. This being determined in the Councel, Roulandus a Priest of Parmen, was sent to Rome with the sentence, who in the name of the councell should commaund Gregory to yeld vp his seate, & also charge the Cardinals to resort to the Emperour for a new election of an other Pope. The tenor of the sentence sent vp by Rolandus, was this.