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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.
Here by the way of digression (to make a little gloss upon this barbarous verse) two notable lies are to be noted. One,1 where he lieth upon Christ, the other where he lieth upon S. Peter. First, that Christ gave any temporal diadem to Peter, it is a most manifest lye, and against the scriptures, when as he would not take it, being given to himself, and saith his kingdom is not of this world. Again, where he saith that Peter giveth it to Rodulph: Here he playeth the Poet,2 for neither had Peter any such thing to give, and if he had, yet he would not have given it to Rodulph from the right heir, neither is it true that Peter did give it, because Hildebrand gave it. For it is no good argument. Hildebrand did give it: Ergo, Peter did give it: except ye will say, Hildebrand stirred up great wars & bloodshed in Germany, Ergo Peter stirred up great wars in Germany. So Peter neither could, nor would, nor did give it to Rodolphus, but only Hildebrand the Pope: who after he had so done, he gave in commandment to the Archbishop of Mentz and of Collen, to elect this Rodulphus for Emperor, and to anoint him king, and also to defend him with all force & strength they might.
Here by the way of digression (to make a litle glose vpon this barbarous verse) two notable lyes are to be noted. One,1 where he lyeth vpon Christ, the other where he lyeth vpon S. Peter. First, that Christ gaue any temporal diademe to Peter, it is a most manifest lye, and against the scriptures, when as he would not take it, beyng geuen to himselfe, and sayth his kingdome is not of this world. Agayne, where he saith that Peter geueth it to Rodulph: Here he playeth the Poet,2 for neither had Peter any suche thing to geue, and if he had, yet he would not haue geuen it to Rodulph from the right heyre, neither is it true that Peter did geue it, because Hildebrand gaue it. For it is no good argument. Hildebrand did geue it: Ergo, Peter dyd geue it: except ye will say, Hildebrand stirred vp great warres & bloudshed in Germany, Ergo Peter stirred vp great warres in Germany. So Peter neyther could, nor would, nor did geue it to Rodolphus, but only Hildebrād the Pope: who after he had so done, he gaue in commaundement to the Archbishop of Mentz and of Collen, to elect this Rodulphus for Emperour, and to annoynt hym kyng, and also to defend him with all force & strength they might.