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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
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And in likewise, not long after the end of these men, the foresaid Arnold (most horribly) in a sedition was slain and certain days (lying stinking above the ground unburied) was open to the spoil of every rascal & harlot. The Historiographer in declaring hereof, crieth upon the cardinals in this manner: O ye Cardinals, ye are the beginning and authors hereof. Come ye hither therefore, come ye hither, and heap and carry unto your countries the devil:1 and offer yourselves to him with that money whereof ye have been most gluttonous and insatiable.
And in likewise, not long after the ende of these men, the foresaid Arnold (most horribly) in a sedition was slaine and certaine daies (lying stinking aboue the groūd vnburied) was open to the spoyle of euery rascall & harlot. The Hystoriographer in declaring hereof, crieth vpon the cardinals in this maner: O ye Cardinals, ye are ye beginning and authors hereof. Come ye hether therefore, come ye hether, and heape and cary vnto your coūtries the deuil:1 and offer yourselues to him with that money whereof ye haue bene most gluttonous and insatiable.
- 1Pope Paschalis the 2.
About the same time and year when king Henry began his reign, Pope Paschalis entered his papacy, succeeding after Urbanus: about the year of the Lord 1100▪ nothing swerving from the steps of Hildebrand his superior. This Paschalis, being elected by the Cardinals, after that the people had cried thrice,1 S. Peter hath chosen good Raynerus: He than putting on a purple vesture, & atice upon his head,2