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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.
At that time many of the said Noble men laid their lands & lordships to mortgage, for to provide for the forenamed voyage: as Godfrey duke of Loraine, who sold the Dukedom of Boloine to the Bishop of Eburone for a great sum of money. Also Robert Courthoyse Duke of Normandy laid his Dukedom to pledge to his brother William king of England for x. thousand pounds, &c.
At that tyme many of the sayd Noble men layed theyr lands & lordships to morgage, for to prouide for the forenamed voiage: as Godfrey duke of Lorayne, who sold the Dukedome of Boloine to the Bishop of Eburone for a great sumine of money. Also Robert Courthoyse Duke of Normandy layd his Dukedome to pledge to his brother William king of England for x. thousand pounds, &c.
1Thus the Christians which passed first over Bosphorus, having to their captain Peter the Hermit (a man perchance more devout then expert to guide an army) being trapped of their enemies, were slain & murdered in great number among the Bulgars, and near to the town called Civitus.
1Thus the Christians which passed first ouer Bosphorus, hauing to their captaine Peter the Heremite (a man perchance more deuout then expert to guide an army) beyng trapped of their enemies, were slaine & murthered in great number among the Bulgars, and nere to the towne called Ciuitus.
- 1Anno. 1096.
1When the nobles and the whole army met together at Constantinople (where Alexius was Emperor) passing over by Hellespontus going to Jerusalem, they took the cities of Nicaea, Eraclea, Tarsis, and subdued the country of Cicilia, appointing the possession thereof to certain of their Captains.