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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.
King Henry the second.
1Henry the second of that name, the son of Jeffrey Plantagenet, and of Maude the Empress and daughter of king Henry the first, began his reign after king Stephen, and continued 35. years. The first year of his reign he subdued Ireland,2 and not long after, Thomas Becket was made by him Lord Chancellor of England. This king cast down divers Castles which were erected in the time of king Stephen. He went into the North parts, where he subdued William king of Scotland, who at that time held a great part of Northumberland unto new Castle upon Tyne, and joined Scotland to his own kingdom from the South Ocean to the North Isles of Orchades; Also he put under his dominion the kingdom of Wales, and there let to fall down many great woods, and made the ways plain. So that by his great manhood and policy; the seigniory of England was much augmented with the addition of Scotland, Ireland, the Isles Orchades, Britain, Poytow, and Guyan. Also he had in his rule, Normandy, Gascoyne, Anjou, and Chinon: also Auvergne and the City of Toulouse he wan, and were to him subject. Over and besides (by the title of his wife Eleanor daughter to the Earl of Poytow) he obtained the mounts Pyraine in Spain: so that we read of none of his progenitors, which had so many countries under his dominion.
1HEnry the secōd of that name, the sonne of Jeffrey Plantagenet, and of Maude the Empresse and daughter of king Henry the first, beganne his raigne after king Stephen, and continued 35. yeares. The first yeare of his raign he subdued Ireland,2 and not long after, Thomas Becket was made by him Lord Chauncellour of England. This king cast downe diuers Castles which were erected in the time of king Stephen. He went into the North partes, where he subdued William king of Scotland, who at that tyme held a great part of Northumberland vnto new Castell vpon Tyne, and ioyned Scotland to his owne kingdome from the South Ocenm to the North Iles of Orchades; Also he put vnder his dominion the kingdome of Wales, and there let to fall downe many great wooodes, and made the wayes playne. So that by his great manhood and policie; the seignorie of England was much augmēted with the addition of Scotland, Ireland, the Iles Orchades, Britaine, Poytow, and Guyan. Also he had in hys rule, Normandy, Gascoyne, Angeow, and Chinon: also Aluerne and the Citie of Tholous he wan, and were to hym subiect. Ouer and besides (by the title of his wife Elenore daughter to the Erle of Poytow) he obtained the mounts Pyraine in Spayne: so that we read of none of hys progenitours, which had so many countreys vnder hys dominion.