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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.
In hunting and in parks, the foresaid king had such pleasure, that in the country of Southampton by the space of 36. miles, he cast down churches and Townships, and there made the new forest, loving his Decree so dearly, as though he had been to them a father, making sharp laws for the increasing thereof, under pain of loosing both the eyes. So hard he was to Englishmen, and so favourable to his own country,1 that as there was no English Bishop remaining, but only wolstane of Worcester, who being commanded of the king and Lancfrank to resign up his staff, partly for inability, partly for lack of the French tongue, refused otherwise to resign it, but only to him that gave it, and so went to the tomb of king Edward, where he thought to resign it, but was permitted to enjoy it still: so likewise in his days there was almost no English man, that bare office of honour or rule.
In hunting and in parkes, the foresayd king had such pleasure, that in the country of Southhamptō by the space of 36. miles, he cast downe churches and Townships, and there made the new forest, louing his Decre so dearely, as though he had bene to them a father, making sharp lawes for the increasing thereof, vnder payne of loosing both the eyes. So hard he was to Englishmen, and so fauorable to his owne country,1 that as there was no English Byshop remainyng, but onely wolstane of Worcester, who beyng commaunded of the king and Lancfrank to resigne vp his staffe, partly for inhabilitie, partly for lacke of the French tongue, refused otherwise to resign it, but only to him that gaue it, and so went to the tombe of king Edward, where he thought to resigne it, but was permitted to enioy it stil: so likewise in his daies there was almost no English mā, that bare office of honour or rule.
- 1Wolstane Bishop of Worcester.Wolstane Byshop of Worcester.