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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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An other Council he held at Cleremount in France. Where among other things the bishop made an Oration to the Lords,1 being there present concerning the voyage & recovering of the holy land from the Turks and Saracens. The cause of which voyage first sprang by one Peter a monk or Hermite, who being in Jerusalem, & seeing the great misery of the Christians under the Pagans, made thereof declaration to Pope Urbane, & was therein a great solicitor to all christian Princes. By reason whereof, after the foresaid Oration of pope Urbane 30000. men (taking on them the sign of the cross for their cognisance) made preparation for that voyage,2 whose Captains were Godfrey Duke of Loraine with his two brethren, Eustace, and Baldwin, the bishop of Pody, Bohemund duke of Puell and his nephew Tancredus, Raymund Earl of S. Egidius, Robert Earl of Flanders, and Hugh le Grand, brother of Phillip the French king. To whom also was joined Robert Courthoyle duke of Normandy, with divers other noble men, with the foresaid Peter the Deremite, who was the chief causer of that voyage.
An other Councell he held at Cleremount in France. Where among other things the bishop made an Oration to the Lords,1 being there present concerning the voiage & recouering of the holy land from the Turkes and Sarazens. The cause of which voiage first sprang by one Peter a monke or Hermite, who being in Ierusalem, & seing the great misery of the Christians vnder the Paganes, made therof declaration to Pope Urbane, & was therin a great sollicitor to all christian Princes. By reason whereof, after the foresaid Oration of pope Urbane 30000. men (takyng on them the signe of the crosse for their cognisaunce) made preparation for that voiage,2 whose Captains were Godfrey Duke of Loraine with his two brethren, Eustace, and Baldwine, the bishop of Pody, Bohemund duke of Puell and his nephew Tancredus, Raymund Erle of S. Egidius, Robert Erle of Flaunders, and Hugh le Graund, brother of Phillip the French king. To whome also was ioyned Robert Courthoyle duke of Normandy, with diuers other noble men, with the foresayd Peter the Deremite, who was the chiefe causer of that voiage.