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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.
In the 33. year of this king reign (as witnesseth a certain author) a great part of the city of London, with the Church of S. Paul, was burned with fire in Whitsun week.
In the 33. yeare of this kinge raigne (as witnesseth a certayne author) a great part of the citie of London, wyth the Church of S. Paule, was burned with fire in Whition weeke.
After Calixtus (whose story and rime is before discoursed) succeeded Pope Honorius, ii. Notwithstanding that the cardinals had elected another, yet he by the means of certain citizens obtained the papacy, an. 1125. About the second year of his induction (as is to be red in Math. Paris.) there was a certain legate of his called Joannes-Cremensis, sent down to England, from the Pope for the redress I cannot well tell whereof. But in deed the chiefest purpose of his coming (as of all other after him in those days) was to fill their pouches with English money, as may further appear by their proceedings. This Legate coming then with the Popes letters directed both into england & Scotland (after he had well refreshed himself in Bishops houses, and amongest the Abbots) at length resorted to London, where he assembled the whole Clergy together, inquired of Priests concubines (otherwise called their wives) & making there upon a statute in the said Synod of London,1 after this tenor: Praesbyteris, diaconibus, subdiaconibus, & canonleis, uxorum, concubinarum, & omnium omnillo foeminarum concuberniat autoritate Apostolica inhibemus praeter matrem, aut sororem vel amitam, aut eiusmodi quae omnino careant suspitione. Et qui decreti huius violator extiterit (confessus vel convictus) ruinam-ordinis patiatur. Inter consanguineos, seu affinitate propinquos, usque ad septimam generationem, matrimonia contrahi prohibemus. That is, unto priests, deacons, subdeacons, and canons, we do utterly inhibit by authority Apostolical, all manner society and conversation with all kind of women, except only their mother, sister, or Aunt, or such whereof can rise no suspicion. And whosoever shall be found to violate this decree (being convict thereof) shall sustain thereby the loss of all that he hath by his order.