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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.
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.
Of this Elfricus further is to be vnderstanded,1 that hee translated two bookes of 80. sermons out of Latin, into the Saxon speach, vsed then orderly to be read in Churches on sondayes & other festiual dayes of the yeare, as by his own words may appeare in the end of one of ye said books of sermons, whose woordes be these: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; We let passe many good Gospels whiche he that lyst, may translate. For we dare not enlarge this booke muche further, left it be ouergreat, and so be a cause of lothsomnes ⟨p. 1140⟩to men, through the bignes therof. &c.
- 1The books of Sermons translated by Aelfricus out of Latin, into the Saxons speech.The bookes of Sermons translated by Aelfricus out of Latine, into the Saxons speach.
Also in an other place he confesseth the same of himself: whose words in the preface before his grammar be these. Ic Aelfric ƿolde þa listlan boc aƿendan to engliscum gereorde of ðam staef craefte ðe is gehaten grammatica. syððan ic tƿa bec aƿende on hund eahtatigum spellum;