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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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Aventinus a faithful writer of his time writing of the Council of Hildebrand, hath these words:1 Sacerdotes illa tempestate publicè uxores, sicut caeteri Christiani habebant filios procreabant, sicuti instrumentis donationū quae illi templis, Mystis, & Monachis fecere: ubi hae nominatim cum coniugibus testes citantur, & honesto vocabulo Praesbiterissae nun cupantur, inuenio Caesar tum. &c. That is: In those days Priests commonly had wives as other Christen men had, and had children also, as may appear by ancient instruments, & deeds of gift, which were then given to Churches to the Clergy and to religious houses in the which instruments both the Priests and their wives also with them (which there be called Praesbyterissae) I find to be alleged for witnesses. It happened moreover the same time (saith Aventine) that the Emperor had the investing of divers Archbishoprics, Bishoprics, Abbeys and Nunneries within his dominions, Pope Hildebrand disdaining against both these sorts aforesaid, that is, both against them that were invested by the Emperor and also against all those Priests that had wives, provided so in his Council at Rome, that they which were promoted by the Emperor into livings of the Church were counted to come in by Simony: the other which were married Priests were counted for Nicolaitanes. Whereupon pope Hildebrand writing his letters to the Emperor, to Dukes, Princes, and other great Prelates, and Potentates: namely to Bertholdus, Zaringer, to Rodolphus of Suevia, to Welphon of Bavaria, to Adalberon, and to their Ladies, and to divers other to whom he thought good: also to Bishops, namely, to Otto Bishop of Constance, with other Priests and lay people, willeth them in his letters to refuse and to keep no company with those Simoniac, and those Nicolaitane Priests (for so were they termed then, which had either any Ecclesiastical living by the Emperor, or else which had wives to avoid their Masses:2 neither talk, neither to eat nor drink with them, nor once to speak to them, nor to salute them, but utterly to shun them, as men execrable and wicked, no otherwise than they would eschew the plague or pestilence.
Auentinus a faythfulll writer of his tyme writyng of the Councell of Hildebrand, hath these wordes:1 Sacerdotes illa tempestate publicè vxores, sicut caeteri Christiani habebant filios procreabant, sicuti instrumentis donationū quae illi templis, Mystis, & Monachis fecere: vbi hae nominatim cum coniugibus testes citantur, & honesto vocabulo Praesbiterissae nū cupantur, inuenio Caesar tum. &c. That is: In those dayes Priestes commonly had wiues as other Christē men had, and had children also, as may appeare by auncient instrumentes, & deedes of gift, which were then giuen to Churches to the Clergy and to religious houses in the whiche instrumentes both the Priestes and their wiues also with them (which there be called Praesbyterissae) I finde to be alledged for witnesses. It happened moreouer ye same tyme (sayth Auentine) that the Emperour had the inuestyng of diuers Archbyshoprickes, Byshoprickes, Abbayes and Nunries within his dominions, Pope Hildebrand disdaynyng agaynst both these sortes aforesayd, that is, both against them that were inuested by the Emperour and also agaynst all those Priestes that had wiues, prouided so in his Coūcell at Rome, that they which were promoted by the Emperour into liuyngs of the Church were counted to come in by Symony: the other which were maryed Priestes were counted for Nicolaitanes. Wherupon pope Hildebrād writyng his letters to ye Emperour, to Dukes, Princes, and other great Prelates, and Potētates: namely to Bertholdus, Zaringer, to Rodolphus of Sueuia, to Welphon of Bauaria, to Adalberon, and to their Ladyes, and to diuers other to whom he thought good: also to Byshops, namely, to Otto Byshop of Constance, with other Priestes and lay people, willeth them in his letters to refuse and to keepe no company with those Symoniake, and those Nicolaitane Priestes (for so were they termed then, which had either any Ecclesiasticall liuyng by the Emperour, or els which had wiues to auoyd their Masses: