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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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Henricus (after his enemy being thus subdued, and wars being ceased in Germany) forgot not the old injuries received of Hildebrand by whom he was twice excommunicate, & expulsed from his kingdom, and iii. days making humble suit (yea & that in sharp winter) could find no favour with him. Besides that, he incited moreover & aided his enemy against him, wherefore calleth together a council or assembly of divers bishops of Italy, Lombardy and Germany at Brixia, an. 1083. where he purged himself, 1& accused the bishop Hildebrand of divers crimes, to be an usurper perjured, a Necromancer & Sorcerer, a lower of discord, complaining moreover of wrongs & injuries done by the bishop and church of Rome, in that the church of Rome preferred the bishop before him, when that his father being emperor before him, had enthronised & set in divers & sundry bishops there by his assignment, with out all other election. And now this bishop contrary to his oath & promise made, thrust in himself, without the will and knowledge of him, being their king and magistrate, For in the time of his father Henricus 3. This Hildebrand with other, bound themselves with a corporal oath, that so long as the Emperor and his son now being king, 2should live, they should neither themselves presume nor suffer any other to aspire to the Papal seat, without the assent and approbation of the foresaid Emperors, which now this Hildebrand contrary to his corporal oath had done, wherefore the foresaid council with one agreement condemned this Gregory, that he should be deposed. The tenor of which condemnation is thus expressed in Abbot Urspergensi.
Henricus (after his enemy beyng thus subdued, and warres being ceased in Germany) forgate not the old iniuries receiued of Hildebrand by whom he was twise excommunicate, & expulsed from his kingdom, and iii. daies making humble sute (yea & that in sharpe winter) coulde find no fauour with him. Besides that, he incited moreouer & aided his enemy against him, wherfore calleth together a councell or assembly of diuers bishops of Italy, Lō bardy and Germany at Brixia, an. 1083. where he purged himself, 1& accused the bishop Hildebrand of diuers crimes, to be an usurper periured, a Necromanser & Sorcerer, a lower of discord, complaining moreouer of wrongs & iniuries done by the bishop and church of Rome, in that the church of Rome preferred the bishop before him, whē that his father being emperor before him, had inthronised & set in diuers & sundry bishops there by his assignment, with out all other electiō. And now this bishop contrary to his oth & promise made, thrust in himself, without the wil and knowlege of him, being their king and magistrate, For in the time of his father Henricus 3. This Hildebrand wyth other, bound themselues with a corporall oth, that so long as the Emperour and his sonne now beyng kyng,