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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
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After whom succeeded next Alexander, 1in the governance of that Church, of whose time & death the like discrepance is among the writers, Marianus Scotus, saith, he was the fourth Bishop from Peter, but that could not be. Some say he was the sixth & some the vii. but they likewise were deceived.2 For the most part all do grant Sixtus to be the vi. Damasus affirmeth that he was in the reign of Trajan. And how can that be, when the said Damasus affirmed before that Evaristus his predecessor suffered in the last year of Trajan, and then the Bishopric stood at least a month void, except he mean that the said Alexander succeeded Evaristus in the last year of Traianus? But then how can that stand with Bede and Marianus Scotus, which say, that he suffered under Traianus, or with Otto Frisingensis, which saith he suffered the fourth year of Hadrian, when he had been Bishop ten years, by the general consent of most writers?
After whome succeeded next Alexander, 1in the gouernaunce of that Church, of whose tyme & death the like discrepance is among the writers, Marianus Scotus, sayth, he was the fourth Byshop from Peter, but that could not be. Some say he was the sixt & some the vii. but they likewise were deceiued.2 For the most part all do graunt Sixtus to be the vi. Damasus affirmeth that hee was in the reigne of Traiane. And how can that be, when the sayd Damasus affirmed before that Euaristus hys predecessour suffered in the last yeare of Traiane, and then the Byshopricke stood at least a moneth voyde, except hee meane that the sayd Alexander succeeded Euaristus in the last yeare of Traianus? But then how can that stand with Bede and Marianus Scotus, which say, that he suffered vnder Traianus, or with Otto Frisingensis, which sayth he suffered the fourth yeare of Hadrian, whē he had bene Byshop ten yeares, by the generall consent of most writers?
- 1Alexander Bishop of Rome and Martyr.Alexander Byshop of Rome and Martyr.