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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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First, by the words of Pope Alexander the second, in the next Chapter following,1 who being the successor of Leo and Nicolas the second, useth the same words in his Synod of Mantua (which Gracian referreth unto Nicolas, and prosecuteth the same more amply and fully alleging moreover the former constitution of both his predecessors Pope Leo and Nicolas: which by all stories are known to be Leo the ninth and Nicolas the second, which both were next before him. The words of Alexander. 2. be these: Praeter hoc autem praecipiendo mandamus, ut nullus Missam audiat praesbiteri quem scit Concubinam habere indubitanter, vel subintroductam mulierem, unde etiam sancta Synodus hoc capitulum sub excommunication statuit, dicens▪ Quicunque Sacerdotum, diaconorum, Subdiaconorum, post con stitutum beatae memoriae praedecessoris nostri sancti Leonis Papae & Nicolai, de castitate Clericorum, Concubinam palam du• erit, vel ductam non reliquerit. &c. By the which words speaking of Nicolas his predecessor it is evident to understand this to be Pope Nicolas the second, which was his next predecessor and not Pope Nicolas the first, who was about 200. years before him.
First, by the wordes of Pope Alexander the second, in the next Chapiter folowing,1 who being the successour of Leo and Nicolas the second, vseth the same wordes in his Sinode of Mantua (which Gracian referreth vnto Nicolas, and prosecuteth the same more amply and fully alledging moreouer the former constitution of both his predecessours Pope Leo and Nicolas: whiche by all storyes are knowne to be Leo the nynth and Nicolas the second, which both were next before him. The wordes of Alexander. 2. be these: Praeter hoc autem praecipiendo mandamus, vt nullus Missam audiat praesbiteri quem scit Concubinam habere indubitanter, vel subintroductam mulierem, vnde etiam sancta Synodus hoc capitulum sub excommunicatione statuit, dicens▪ Quicunque Sacerdotum, diaconorum, Subdiaconorum, post cō stitutum beatae memoriae praedecessoris nostri sancti Leonis Papae & Nicolai, de castitate Clericorum, Concubinam palam du• erit, vel ductam non reliquerit. &c. By the which words speaking of Nicolas his predecessor it is euident to vnderstand this to be Pope Nicolas the second, which was his next predecessor and not Pope Nicolas the first, who was about 200. yeares before him.