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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.
1It followed not long after (within two years) Radulph Archbishop of Cant. departed: in whose see succeeded after him Gulielmus de Turbine. About which time (in the 27. year of the kings reign) the grey friars by procuring of the king,2 came first into England, and had their house first at Canterbury. About the same season, or a little before, the king called a council at London, where the spirituality of England (not knowing to what purpose it was required) condescended to the king,3 to have the punishment of married Priests: by reason of which grant (whereof the spirituality afterward much repented) the priests paying a certain to the king, were suffered to retain their wives still, whereby the king gathered no small sum of money, Rog Hoved. Guliel. Gisburnens. At this time began first the foundation of the Monastery called Gisburne in Cleveland.
1It followed not long after (within two yeares) Radulph Archbishop of Cant. departed: in whose see succeeded after him Gulielmus de Turbine. About which tyme (in the 27. yeare of the kings raigne) the gray friers by procuring of the kyng,2 came first into England, and had theyr house first at Canterbury. About the same season, or a little before, the kyng called a councel at London, where the spiritualtie of England (not knowyng to what purpose it was required) condescended to the kyng,3 to haue the punishment of maried Priestes: by reason of which graunt (whereof the spiritualtie afterward much repented) the priestes paying a certayne to the kyng, were suffred to retayne their wyues still, wherby the king gathered no smal summe of mony, Rog Houed. Guliel. Gisburnens. At this time beganne first the foundation of the Monastery called Gisburne in Cleueland.
- 1Will. Archb. of Cant. The grey Friars first came into England.