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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 what time, the city of Worcester was consumed almost all with fire. An. M. Cix.
All this while Henricus the Emperor had no issue (having to wife Mathildis, the daughter of Henricus 1. king of England) and that by the just judgement of God, as it may appear. For as he having a father, persecuted him by the Popes setting on, contrary to the part of a natural son: so Gods providence did not suffer him to be the father of any child, naturally to love him, or to succeed him.
All this while Henricus the Emperour had no issue (hauing to wife Mathildis, the daughter of Henricus 1. king of England) and that by the iust iudgement of God, as it may appeare. For as he hauing a father, persecuted him by the Popes setting on, contrary to the part of a naturall sonne: so Gods providence did not suffer him to be the father of any childe, naturally to loue him, or to succeede him.
After the death of Paschalis, An. 1118. succeeded Pope Belasius (chosen by the Cardinals) but without the consent of the Emperor:1 whereupon rose no little variance in Rome. And at length another pope was set up by the Emperor called Gregorius viii. and Belasius driven away into France,2 and there died. After whom came Calixtus the second (chosen likewise by a few Cardinals, without the voice of the Emperor) who coming up to Rome to enjoy his seat, first sent his legate into Germany to excommunicate the Emperor Henricus: who then having divers conflicts with his fellow Pope Gregorius, at length brave him out of Rome. At this time by this occasion, great disputation and controversy was between the Emperors and the Popes court, whether of them in dignity should excel the other: