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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 iiii.1 year of this king, great tempest fell in sundry places of England, specially at Winchcombe, where the steeple was burned with lightning, the Church wall burst through,2 the head and right leg of the Crucifix, with the Image of our Lady, on the right side of the Crucifix thrown down, and such a stench left in the Church, that none might abide it. At London the force of the weather & tempest overturned vi. hundred houses. In which tempest the roof of Bow church was whirled up in the wind, and by the vehemence thereof was pitched down a great deepness into the ground.
In the iiii.1 yeare of this king, great tempest fell in sondry places of England, specially at Winchcombe, where the steeple was burned with lightning, the Church walle brast through,2 the head and right leg of the Crucifixe, with the Image of our Lady, on the right side of the Crucifixe throwen downe, and such a stench left in the Church, that none might abide it. At London the force of the weather & tempest ouerturned vi. hundreth houses. In which tempest the roofe of Bowe church was whurled vp in ye wind, and by the vehemence thereof was pitched downe a great deepenes into the ground.
- 1Anno. 1092.
- 2Wynchecombe steeple burnt with lightning. Vi. hundred houses blown down with wind. The roof of Bow Church overthrown. Robert Blevet paydv. thousand marks for his Bishopric. Herbert Losinga Bishop of Norwich. Losinga. 1. adulator.Wynchecombe steeple brent with lightning. Vi. hundreth houses blowne down with wynde. The roofe of Bowe Church ouerthrown. Robert Bleuet paydv. thousand markes for hys Bishoppricke. Herbert Losinga Byshop of Norwiche. Losinga. 1. adulator.