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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 the third year of this king, died Lancfrancus Archbishop of Cant.1 from whose commendation and worthiness as I list not to detract any thing (being so greatly magnified of Polidorus his countryman) so neither do I see any great cause,2 why to add any thing thereunto. This I think, unless that man had brought with him less superstition, and more sincere science into Christs Church, he might have kept him in his country still, & have confuted Berengarius at home. After the decease of Lanfranc, the sea of Cant. stood empty iiii. years.
In the third yere of this king, died Lancfrancus Archbishop of Cant.1 from whose commendation and worthines as I list not to detract any thing (being so greatly magnified of Polidorus his countreyman) so neyther doe I see any great cause,2 why to adde any thing therunto. This I thinke, vnlesse that man had brought with him lesse superstition, and more sincere science into Christes Church, he might haue kept him in his countrey still, & haue confuted Berengarius at home. After ye decease of Lanfranke, the sea of Cant. stoode emptie iiii. yeares.
- 1Anno. • 1091.
- 2The death of Lanfras cus Archb. of Canter•
After the counsel of Lancfrancus above mentioned: wherein was concluded for translating of Bishops seas,1