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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
Book 5 › ¶ Grumpert Faber Notary of the Germans.Book 5 › ¶ Grumpert Faber Notary of the Germaynes.
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.
Although it had been to be wished, such bloodshed and wars not to have followed: yet to say the truth, how could these Rabbins greatly blame them herein, whom their bloody tyranny had before provoked so iniustly, if now with their glossing letters they could not so easily appease them again.
Although it had bene to be wished, such bloudshead and warres not to haue followed: yet to say the truth, how could these Rabines greatly blame them heerein, whome their bloudy tirannie had before prouoked so iniustly, if nowe with their glosing letters they could not so easely appease them againe.
Wherefore these foresaid Bohemians, partly for the love of John Hus and Hierome their countrymen,1 partly for the hatred of their malignant Papistry, assembling together, first agreed to celebrate a solemn memorial of the death of John Huss and Hierome, decreeing the same to be holden & celebrate yearly. And afterward, by means of their friends, they obtained certain Churches of the King, wherein they might freely preach and minister the Sacraments unto the congregation. This done, they suppressed divers monasteries, pharisaical temples, and idolatrous fanes, beginning first with the great monastery of the black Friars, eight miles from Prague, and driving away the wicked and vicious Priests & Monks out of them, or compelling them unto a better order. And thus their number more and more increasing under the conduct of a certain noble man named Nicholas, they went again unto the King, requiring to have more and ampler Churches granted unto them. The King seemed at the first willingly and gently to give care unto the said Nicholas entreating for the people, and commanded them to come again the next day.
Wherfore these foresaid Bohemians, partly for the loue of Iohn Hus and Hierome their countreymen,1 partly for the hatred of their malignant Papistry, assembling together, first agreed to celebrate a solemne memoriall of the death of Iohn Husse and Hierome, decreeing the same to be holden & celebrate yearely. And afterward, by meanes of their frends, they obteined certaine Churches of the King, wherin they might freely preach and minister the Sacraments vnto the congregation. This done, they suppressed diuers monasteries, pharisaicall temples, and idolatrous phanes, beginning first with the great monasterie of the blacke Friers, eight miles from Prage, and driuing away the wicked and vicious Priests & Monkes out of them, or compelling them vnto a better order. And thus their number more and more encreasing vnder the conduict of a certaine noble man named Nicholas, they went againe vnto the King, requiring to haue more and ampler Churches graunted vnto them. The King seemed at the first willingly and gently to giue care vnto the said Nicholas intreating for the people, and commaunded them to come againe the next day.