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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.
Gregory the Pope tickled with this sentence, 1first condemneth it in his council of Lateran with excommunication. Secondarily, depriveth Sigifridus Archbishop of Mentz of his dignities, and ecclesiastical livings, with all other bishops, Abbots and Priests, as many as took the Emperors part, 2Thirdly, accuseth Henricus the Emperor himself, depriveth him of his kingdom and regal possession, and releaseth all his subjects of their oath of allegiance given unto him, after this form and manner.
Gregory the Pope tickled with this sentence, 1first condemneth it in his councell of Laterane with excommunication. Secondarily, depriueth Sigifridus Archbishop of Mentz of his dignities, and ecclesiastical liuings, with all other bishops, Abbots and Priests, as many as tooke the Emperors part, 2Thirdly, accuseth Henricus the Emperour himselfe, depriueth him of his kingdome and regall possession, and releaseth all his subiects of their oth of allegeance geuen vnto him, after this forme and maner.
- 1The counsel of Rome against the councell of Worms.The counsel of Rome against the councell of Wormes.
- 2Henricus the Emperor excommunicated by Hildebrand.Henricus the Emperour excommunicated by Hildebrand.
The tenor of the sentence Excommunicatory, against Henricus the Emperor, by Hildebrand. O Blessed S. Peter Prince of the Apostles, bow down thine ears I beseech thee,