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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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And here to note by the way of the said Lanfranc, for all his glorious gay show of his monkish virginity and single life, yet he escaped not altogether so unspotted for his part, but that the story of Matthew Paris, writing of Paulus Cadonensis,1 whom Lanfranc preferred so gladly to be Abbot of S. Albans, thus reporteth of him: Paulus (inquit) Monachus Cadonensis Archiepiscopi Lanfranci nepos, jure, aliquorum relationibus, consanguinitate propinquior, &c. That is, Paul a Monk of Cadune, and nephew of the Archbishop Lanfranc, yea as some say further, more near in blood to him, then so, &c.
And here to note by the way of the said Lanfranke, for all his glorious gaye shew of his monkish virginitie and single life, yet he escaped not altogither so vnspotted for his part, but that the storie of Mathew Paris, writing of Paulus Cadonensis,1 whom Lanfranke preferred so gladly to be Abbot of S. Albons, thus reporteth of him: Paulus (inquit) Monachus Cadonensis Archiepiscopi Lanfranci nepos, iure, aliquorum relationibus, consanguinitate propinquior, &c. That is, Paule a Monke of Cadune, and nephew of the Archbishop Lanfranke, yea as some say further, more neere in bloud to him, then so, &c.
- 1Ex Math, Pari•i••. Lanfra•••• supposed […] to be a […] virgin▪Ex Math, Pari•i••. Lanfra•••• supposed 〈…〉 to be a 〈…〉 virgine▪