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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.
Mention was made a little above of Amalrike king of Jerusalem, which destroyed Babylon, so that it was never after to this day restored, but lieth wast and desolate: wherein was fulfilled that, which in the Prophets in so many places was threatened to Babylon before.1 This Amalrike had a son named Baldwin, & a daughter called Sibilla. Baldwin from the beginning of his reign was a Leper, and had the falling sickness, being not able for feebleness of body (although valiant in hart and stomach) to satisfy that function.
Mention was made a little aboue of Amalrike king of Ierusalē, which destroyed Babylon, so that it was neuer after to this day restored, but lyeth wast and desolate: wherein was fulfilled that, which in the Prophets in so many places was threatened to Babylō before.1 This Amalrike had a sonne named Baldwin, & a daughter called Sibilla. Baldwine from the beginning of his raigne was a Leoper, and had the falling sickenesse, being not able for feeblenesse of body (although valiaunt in hart and stomacke) to satisfy that function.
- 1A worthy story of Sibilla and Guido, in Jerusalem.A worthie storie of Sibilla and Guido, in Ierusalem.
Sibilla his sister was first married to one Willermus, Marquess of Mount Ferrat, by whom she had a son called also Balwinus. After him she was married to another husband, named Guido de Liziniaco, Earle of Joppe and of Ascalon. Upon this befell, that the foresaid Baldwin the Leper son of Amalricus, being thus feeble & infirm, as is said: called his nobles together with his mother & the Patriarch, declaring to them his inability, and by the consents of them, committed the under government of the City to Guido the husband of Sibilla his sister. But he being found insufficient or else not lucky in the governing thereof: the office was translated to another, named Raimundus Earle of Tripolis. In the mean time the Soldan with his Saracens mightily prevailed against the Christians, & overran the country of Palestine. In which mean time Baldwin the king departed. Whereby the kingdom fell next to Baldwinus the son of Sibilla by her first husband Willermus. The which Baldwinus being but five years old, was put to custody of Raimundus aforesaid. Who also in his minority, before he came to his crown, dyed: whereby the next succession by dissent fell to Sibilla, the wife of Guido above mentioned. To whom the piers and nobles joining together in counsel, offered to the said Sibilla as to the lawful heir to the crown, to be their Queen: with this condition, that she should sequester from her by solemn divorcement the foresaid Guido her husband. But she refused the kingdom offered to her on that condition: