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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.
1Shortly after, as king Henry had finished his war in Normandy, & with victory returned again into England, about the 6. year of his reign: Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury (by the permission of the king) assembled a great Council at Westminster in London, of the Clergy and Prelates of England.
1Shortly after, as king Henry had finished his warre in Normandy, & with victory returned againe into England, about the 6. yere of his raigne: Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury (by the permission of the king) assembled a great Councell at Westminster in London, of the Clergie and Prelates of England.
- 1Anno. 1106.
In the which (by the Bishop of Romes authority) he so wrought with the king, that at length, albeit (as the story saith not without great difficulty) it was newly con firmed and enacted: that no temporal man after that day, should make inuesture with cross or with ring, or with pastoral hook. In this Council sundry and divers iniunetions were given forth to priests and Deacons: as divers other synodal acts also by the same Anselm had been concluded in other Councils before. And because here falleth in mention of the acts Synodal concluded in the time of this Anselm: I thought here good to pack them all in one general heap together, as I find them in Malmesbury, and in other sundry authors scatteringly recited.
In the which (by the Byshop of Romes authoritie) he so wrought with the king, that at length, albeit (as the storie sayth not without great difficultie) it was newly cō firmed and enacted: that no temporall man after that day, shoulde make inuesture with crosse or with ring, or wyth pastoral hoke. In this Councel sondry and diuers iniunetions were geuen forth to priests and Deacons: as diuers other sinodall acts also by the same Anselme had bene concluded in other Councels before. And because heere falleth in mention of the actes Synodall concluded in the time of this Anselme: I thought here good to packe them al in one general heape together, as I finde them in Malmesburie, and in other sondry authors scatteringly recited.