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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.
Fifteenthly, for giving the pall to Archbishops newly elected, by reason of all which devises (besides the first of the Annates) it hath been accounted out of the kings records in France, in the time of Ludovike the ix. (as testifieth Molineus) to the number of CC. thousand crowns, only out of France paid & transported to Rome. Which sum since that time hath been doubled & tripled, besides Annates and Palls, which all together are thought to make the total sum, yearly going out of France to ⟨p. 4⟩the Popes coffers •f late years x. Myriads, or Millions, every Myriad mounting to x. thousand crowns.1 Now what hath risen besides in other Realms and Nations, let other men conjecture.
Fiftenthly, for geuing the palle to Archbyshops newly elected, by reason of all whiche deuises (besides the first of the Annates) it hath bene accounted out of the kynges recordes in Fraunce, in the tyme of Ludouike the ix. (as testifieth Molineus) to the number of CC. thousand crownes, onely out of Fraunce payd & transported to Rome. Which summe since that time hath bene doubled & tripled, besides Annates and Palles, whiche all together are thought to make the totall summe, yearely goyng out of Fraunce to ⟨p. 4⟩the Popes coffers •f late yeares x. Myriades, or Milliōs, euery Myriade mountyng to x. thousand crownes.1 Now what hath risen besides in other Realmes and Natiōs, let other men coniecture.
- 1Summa totalis.
Wherefore if the Gospel send us to the fruits to know the tree, I pray you what is to be thought of the Church of Rome, with these fruits of life? Or if we will seek the Church in length and number of years, where was this Church of Rome with these qualities then, at what time the Church of Rome was a persecuted Church, not a persecuting Church? And when the Bishops thereof did not make Martyrs, as these do now, but were made Martyrs them selves, to the number of xxv. in order one after an other? Or when the Bishops thereof were elected & exalted, not by factions conspiring, not by power or parts taking, not by money or friends making, as they be now, but by the free voices of the people & of the Clergy, with the consent of the Emperor joined with all, and not by a few conspired Cardinals, closed up in a corner, as they be now &c.