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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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Thirdly by one Italian trick of Polydore Virgil in our days,1 the properties and doings of all other Italian papists of elder time, may partly be conjectured. For so I am informed by such, as precisely will affirm it to be true that when Polydore being licensed by the king to view and search all Libraries, had once accomplished his story by the help of such books as he had compiled out of Libraries in the end, when he had taken out what he would: like a true factor for the popes own tooth, he piled his books together & set them all on a light fire. For what cause he so did, I can not certainly pronounce: but who so considereth well his religion, may shrewdly suspect him. For a probation, whereof, this may serve for a sufficient trial: that whereas of all other writers of histories that have been in England, as of Fabian, Lanquer, Rastall, More, Leland, Ball, Hall, & such other, some of their books which they then occupied yet remain in hands to be seen. Only of such books, as Polydore used and which past his hands, what English man is he that hath seen, or can show me one? Whereby it may well be thought, the foresaid information to be true. As also by this one Italian trick of Polydore, may other Italians likewise be suspected, in making away such Latin books within this land, as made not for their purpose. But for so much as those Latin books be n•w abolished, and can not be had, let us return to our Saxon tongue again, and see what this Saxon sermon of Elfricus translation, doth say for transubstantiation: The copy whereof here ensueth.
Thirdly by one Italian tricke of Polydore Uirgill in our daies,1 the properties and doinges of all other Italian papists of elder time, may partly be coniectured. For so I am informed by such, as precisely will affirme it to be true yt when Polydore being licensed by the king to viewe and searche all Libraries, had once accomplished his storye by the help of such books as he had compiled out of Libraries in ye end, when he had taken out what he would: like a true factor for ye popes own tooth, he piled his bookes together & set them al on a light fire. For what cause he so did, I can not certaynly pronounce: but who so considereth well his religion, may shrewdly suspect him. For a probatiō, wherof, this may serue for a sufficient tryall: that whereas of all other writers of historyes that haue bene in Englād, as of Fabian, Lanquer, Rastall, More, Leland, Balle, Halle, & such other, some of their bookes which they then occupyed yet remayn in hands to be seene. Onely of suche books, as Polydore vsed and which past his handes, what Englishe man is he that hath seene, or can shewe me one? Whereby it may wel be thought, the foresaid information to be true. As also by this one Italian tricke of Polydore, may other Italians likewise be suspected, in making away such Latin books within this land, as made not for their purpose. But for somuch as those Latine bookes be nw abolished, and can not be had, let vs returne to our Saxon tongue agayne, and see what this Saxon sermon of Elfricus translation, doth say for transubstantiation: The copy whereof here ensueth.