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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.
About this time there were two striving in Rome for the Popedom,1 as is afore touched. Urbanus & Guibertus. Divers realms diversly consenting, some to the one, some to the other. England taking part with their king was rather inclined to Guibertus, called Clemens the 3. but Anselmus did fully go with Urbanus, making so his exception with the king, entering to his bishopric. After the king was returned again from Normandy, the Archbishop cometh to him and asketh leave to go to Rome, to set his pall of Pope Urban: which when he could not at the first obtain, he maketh his appeal from the king to the Pope. Whereat the king being justly displeased, chargeth the Archbishop with breach of his fealty, contrary to his promise made: that is, if he, without his licence, would appeal either to Urbane or to any other Pope. Anselm answereth again, that was to be referred to some greater council, where it is to be disputed, whether this be to break a mans allegiance to a terrene Prince, if he appeal to the vicar of S. Peter. And here much arguing and contending was on both sides.2 The kings reason proceeded thus: The custom (saith he) from my fathers time hath been in England, that no person should appeal to the Pope without the kings licence. He that breaketh the customs of the realm, violateth the power and crown of the kingdom. He that violateth and taketh away my crown, is a traitor and enemy against me, &c. To this Anselm replieth again: The Lord (saith he) easily discusseth this question, briefly teaching what fidelity and allegiance we ought to give to the vicar of S. Peter, where he saith: thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, &c. And to thee I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind in earth, it shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou loosest in earth, shall be loosed in heaven, &c. Again to them all in general, he saith: he that heareth you, heareth me, and who despiseth you, despiseth me. And in an other place, he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of mine eye. On the other side, what duty we owe to the king, he showeth also. Give (saith he) to the Emperor, what belongeth to the Emperor, and to God, give that to God belongeth. Wherefore in such things as belong to God, I will yield and must yield by good right and duty, my obedience to the vicar of S.
About this time there were two striuing in Rome for the Popedome,