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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.
Polidorus in his 11. book of his English history, affirmeth, that Anselmus also went up to Rome with Birardus,1 about the same cause. But both the premisses, and sequel of the story argueth that to be untrue. For what needed the 2. Monks to be sent up on Anselmus side, if he had gone up himself.2 Again, how could the Pope write down by the said messengers to Anselm, if he had there been himself present? For so proceedeth the story by the narration of Malmesbury and others.
Polidorus in his 11. booke of his English history, affirmeth, that Anselmus also went vp to Rome with Birardus,1 about the same cause. But both the premisses, and sequele of the story argueth that to be vntrue. For what needed the 2. Monks to be sent vp on Anselmus side, if he had gone vp himselfe.2 Againe, howe coulde the Pope wryte downe by the saide messengers to Anselme, if he had there bene himself present? For so procedeth the story by the narration of Malmesbury and others.
- 1A place of Polydorus Virg. found faulty.A place of Polydorus Virg. found •aultie.
- 2Ex Guliel. lib. 1. de •ont. Anglo.
After the Ambassadors (thus on both sides sent up to Rome) had laboured their cause with instant suit, one against the other:1