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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.
In this age then followed here in the said land of Britain Fastidius, 1Nivianus, Patricius, Bacchiarius, Dubricius, Congellus, Kentigernus, Helmotus, David, Daniel, Sampson, Elnodugue, Asaphus, Cildas, Heulanus Elbodus, Dinothus, Samuel, Nivius, and a great sort moe, which governed the Church of Britain by Christen doctrine a long season, albeit the civil governors for the time, were then dissolute & careless, as Gildas very sharply doth lay to their charge, and so at length were subdued by the Saxons.
In this age then followed here in the sayd land of Britayne Fastidius, 1Niuianus, Patricius, Bacchiarius, Dubricius, Congellus, Kentigernus, Helmotus, Dauid, Daniell, Sampson, Elnodugue, Asaphus, Cildas, Heulanus Elbodus, Dinothus, Samuell, Niuius, and a great sort moe, whiche gouerned the Churche of Britayne by Christen doctrine a long season, albeit the ciuil gouernours for the tyme, were then dissolute & careles, as Gildas very sharply doth lay to theyr charge, and so at length were subdued by the Saxons.
- 1The antiquity of the Church here in England with the descent of the same.The antiquitye of the Churche here in England with the descent of the same.
All this while about the space of four hundred years, Religion remained in Britain uncorrupt and the word of Christ truly preached, till about the coming of Austen and of his companions from Rome, many of the said Britain preachers were slain by the Saxons. After that began Christen faith to enter & spring among the Saxons, after a certain romish sort, yet notwithstanding some what more tolerable, than were the times, which after followed, through the diligent industry of some godly teachers, which then lived amongest them: as Aidanus, Finianus, Coleman Archbishop of York Bede, John of Beverlay, Alcuinus, Noetus, Hucharius, Serlo, Achardus, Ealredus, Alexander Neckam, Negellus, Fenallus, Alfricus, Sygeferthus & such other: who though they erred in some few things, yet neither so grossly,