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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.
Item, that every cathedral church should have a master to teach children freely, without taking any thing for the same.
Item, that euery cathedrall church should haue a master to teach children freely, without taking any thing for the same.
1In this council the vow of chastity was obstruded & laid upon Priests. Thomas Becket also, and Bernard were canonised for Saints.
1In this councell the vow of chastitye was obstruded & layd vpon Priestes. Thomas Becket also, and Bernard were canonised for Saintes.
- 1The vow of chastity laid upon priests.The vowe of chastitie layde vpon priestes.
During the reign and time of this king Henry the second: the City of Norwich was destroyed and burnt by the men of Flanders. Also the town of Leicester. Nottingham wasted, and the Burgesses slain by the Earle of Ferers. The town of Berwick destroyed by the Scots. The king of Scots was taken in war by Englishmen, an. 1174. The town of Huntington taken and burned. The town of Canterbury by casualty of fire, burnt with all the Churches, specially with the Trinity church, where Becket was worshipped. an.eod. The year of our Lord. 1170 Willia king of Scots with David his brother, and all the Barons of the realm did homage to the king of England. Ireland made subject to England. Decreed in a council in Normandy, that no boys or children should posses any benefice. A council of Lateran was holden at Rome, where were 33. articles concluded. an. 1179. The French king came in pilgrinage to Thomas Becket, the king of England meeting him by the way. an. 1184. After the death of Richard Archbishop of Canterbury,