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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 An. 1105. two famous Archbishops of Mentz, being right virtuous and well disposed Prelates: were cruelly and tyrannously dealt withal, and entreated by the B. of Rome. Their names were Darry and Christian. This Darry having intelligence, that he was complained of to the pope, sent a learned man (a special friend of his) to excuse him, named Arnold: one for whom he had much done, and promoted to great living and promotions. But this honest man Arnold, in stead of an excuser became an accuser,1 bribing the two chiefest Cardinals with good gold: by which means he obtained of the Pope, those two Cardinals to be sent as inquisitors and only doers in that present case. The which (coming to Germany) summoned the said Henry, and deposed him of his Archbishopric (for all he could do) either by law or justice: substituting in his place the foresaid Arnold, upon hope (truly) of the ecclesiastical gold. Whereupon that virtuous & honourable Henry (as the story telleth) spake unto those his perverse judges on this wise. If I should appeal unto the Apostolic see for this your unjust process had against me: perhaps the pope would attempt nothing any more therein, then ye have: neither should I win any thing by it, but only roil of body, loss of good, affliction of mind, care of heart, & missing of his favour. Wherefore I do appeal to the Lord Jesus Christ, as to the most highest & just judge, and cite you before his judgement, there to answer me before the high judge. For neither justly nor godly (but by corruption as it pleaseth you) you have judged. Whereunto they scoffingly answered: Go you first, and we will follow. Not long after (as the story is) the said Darry died:2 whereof the 2. Cardinals having intelligence, said one to the other testingly: behold he is gone before, and we must follow according to our promise: and verily they said truer then they were aware off, for win a while they died in one day. For the one sitting upon a •akes to ease himself, voided out all his entrails into the draught, and miserably ended his life. The other gnawing of the fingers off his hands, and spitting them out of his mouth (all deformed in devouring himself) died.
About this time An. 1105. two famous Archbishops of Mentz, being right vertuous and wel disposed Prelates: were cruelly and tirannously delt withall, and intreated by the B. of Rome. Their names were Darry and Christian. This Darry hauing intelligence, that he was complained of to the pope, sent a learned man (a special frend of his) to excuse him, named Arnolde: one for whome he had much done, and promoted to great liuing and promotiōs. But this honest mā Arnold, in steede of an excuser became an accuser,