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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
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Item,1 that no Archbishop or Bishopric, nor Abbey should remain in the kings hands over one year without great cause. It chanced the same year, that this was done there was at Canterbury one elected to be Abbot in the house of S. Austen named Albert: who made great labour and suit unto the Archbishop that he would come to his Church, and there consecrate him Abbot of S. Austens. To whom the archb. sent word again, that he was not bound to come to him but rather the other should repair to the Metropolitan church of Canterbury, there to receive his consecration. Whereupon (controversy rising between them) the foresaid new Elect appealed up to the audience of the Pope, and so laboured up himself to Rome. Where, he so handled the matter (by what means I cannot tell, unless with his golden bottle, wherewith he quenched the popes thirsty soul, for Abbots never travel lightly without far purses to Rome) that with short dispatch he procured letters from Alexander the pope,2 to Roger bishop of Worcester: Signifying to him, that he had given in charge and commandment to the archb. of Cant. (in the behalf of his dear son Albert) that he should consecrate him within his own monastery: which monastery properly and solely without mediation, belonged to the jurisdiction of Rome, and so likewise should do to his successors after him, without any exaction of obedience of them. Which thing further he said if the archb. would refuse to do, within the term appointed: that then he the foresaid B. of Worcester (should by the authority committed unto him) execute the same, all manner of appellation or other decree whatsoever should come notwithstanding. This letter being obtained, the Abbot (that would be) returneth home supposing with himself all things to be sure. The archb. understanding the case, and seeing himself so straightly charged, and yet loth to yield and stoop to the Abbot, took to him policy where authority would not serve: and both to save himself, and yet to disappoint the Abbot, he watcheth a time when the Abbot was about business of his house. And coming the same time to the monastery (as he was commanded to do) with all things appointed, that ⟨p. 228⟩to such a business appertained: called for the Abbot, pretending no less but to give him his consecration. The Abbot being called for, was not at home. The archb.