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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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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.
Moreover, besides this book of Worcester above touched,1 there is yet extant also another like book of Canons belonging to the Church of Exeter, wherein the same two Epistles of Elfricus be contained in the old Saxon tongue, and also in Latin, and prescribed yearly to be read to the Clerks and Priests of that Church: Which book in like manner was given to the Church of Exeter by Leofricus the first, and most famous Bishop of that sea.
Moreouer, besides this booke of Worceter aboue touched,1 there is yet extant also another like booke of Canons belōgyng to the Church of Exeter, wherein the same two Epistles of Elfricus be conteined in the old Saxon tōgue, and also in Latine, and prescribed yearely to be read to the Clerkes and Priestes of that Church: Which booke in like maner was geuen to the Church of Exeter by Leofricus the first, and most famous Bishop of that sea.
- 1Ex archivis ecclesiae Exoniensis.Ex archiuis ecclesiae Exoniēsis.
Of this Elfricus further is to be understanded,1 that he translated two books of 80. sermons out of Latin, into the Saxon speech, used then orderly to be read in Churches on sundays & other festival days of the year, as by his own words may appear in the end of one of the said books of sermons, whose words be these: [Greek or Hebrew]; We let pass many good Gospels which he that list, may translate. For we dare not enlarge this book much further, left it be overgreat, and so be a cause of loathsomeness ⟨p. 1140⟩to men, through the bigness thereof. &c.