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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.
This order being set and ordained,1 the king with 400. great ships taketh his journey to Ireland: where he subdued in short time the whole land unto him, which at that time was governed under divers kings to the number of v. Of whom four submitted themselves unto the said king Henry; only the fifth (who was the king of ⟨p. 227⟩Jonacta) denied to be subdued, keeping him in woods and Marishes.
This order being set and ordained,1 the king with 400. great shippes taketh hys iourney to Irelande: where he subdued in short tyme the whole land vnto hym, which at that tyme was gouerned vnder diuers kings to the number of v. Of whome foure submitted themselues vnto the sayd kyng Henry; onely the fifth (who was the kyng of ⟨p. 227⟩Ionacta) denyed to be subdued, keeping him in woodes and Marishes.
- 1Ireland […] subdued to England.Ireland 〈…〉 subdued to England.
In the mean season while the king was thus occupied in Ireland,1 the two Cardinals that were sent from the Pope (Thedinus and Albertus) were come to Normandy. Unto whom, the king the next year following resorted, about the month of October, an 1172. But before (during the time of the kings being in Ireland) the Bish. of London, and Joceline v. of Salisbury, had sent to Rome, and procured their absolution from the pope. The K. returning out of Ireland by Wales into England, & from thence to Normandy: there made his purgation before the Popes legates, as touching the death of the foresaid Becket: to the which he sware he was neither aiding or consenting, but only that he spoke rigorous words against him, for that his knights would not avenge him against the said Thomas. For the which cause, this penance was enjoined him under his oath.