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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.
King William (as ye heard an exceeding pillar or ravener rather of Church goods) after he had given the Bishopric of Lincoln to his Chancellor Robert Blevet (above minded) began to cavil, avouching the sea of Lincoln to belong to the sea of York, till the Bishop of Lincoln had pleased him with a great sum of money of v. thousand marks, &c.
King William (as ye heard an exceding piller or rauener rather of Church goods) after he had geuen the Bishoprike of Lincolne to his Chauncellor Robert Bleuet (aboue minded) began to cauil, auouching the sea of Lincoln to belong to the sea of Yorke, till the Bishop of Lincolne had pleased him with a great summe of money of v. thousand markes, &c.
And as nothing could come in those days without money from the king, so Herbert Lolinga paying to the king a piece of money, was made bishop of Thetford, as he had paid a little before to be Abbot of Ramsey. who likewise the same time, removing his sea from Thetford to the City of Norwich, there erected the Cathedral Church with the cloister in the said city of Norwich, where he furnished the Monks with sufficient living and rents of his own charges, besides the Bishops lands. Afterward repenting of his open and manifest simony,1 he went to Rome: where he resigned unto the Popes hands his bishopric: but so, that incontinent he received it again. This Herbert was the son of an Abbot called Robert, for whom he purchased of the king to be bishop of Winchester, whereof runneth these verses.
And as nothing could come in those dayes without mony from the king, so Herbert Lolinga paying to the kyng a peece of money, was made bishop of Thetford, as he had payd a little before to be Abbot of Ramesey. who likewise the same time, remouing his sea from Thetford to the Citie of Norwich, there erected the Cathedrall Church with the cloister in the said citie of Norwith, where he furnished the Monkes with sufficient liuing and rentes of his owne charges, besides the Bishops landes. Afterward repentyng of his open and manifest simonie,