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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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In the former part of this History, declaration was made before,1 page 133.134. first by whom, and at what time these Monkish houses here in England among the Saxons (flowing no doubt out of the order of Saint Benet,2 and brought in by Augustine) began first to be founded, as by Augustine the Monk, Furseus, Medulphus, Aidanus, Ceadda, king Ulferus, Oswius, Elfreda, King Oswy's daughter, Kineburga, Hilda, Botulphus, Edeldreda, King Oswald, Edgar, Erkenewaldus Bishop, Ethelwoldus Bishop of Winchester, Osketellus Archbishop of York, Oswaldus Bishop of Worcester, Leswinus Bishop of Dorchester, Dunstan, and divers other.
In the former parte of thys Hystorie, declaration was made before,1 page 133.134. first by whome, and at what time these Monkish houses heere in England among the Saxons (flowing no doubt out of the order of Saint Benet,2 and brought in by Augustine) began first to be founded, as by Augustine the Monke, Furseus, Medulphus, Aidanus, Ceadda, king Ulferus, Oswius, Elfreda, King Oswys daughter, Kineburga, Hilda, Botulphus, Edeldreda, King Oswald, Edgar, Erkenewaldus Bishop, Ethelwoldus Bishop of Winchester, Osketellus Archbishop of Yorke, Oswaldus Bishop of Worcester, Leswinus Byshop of Dorcester, Dunstane, and diuers other.
- 1Read afore pag. 133.134.
- 2The first beginning of religious houses in the time of the Saxons.
The end and final cause why they were builded, appeareth in stories to be,1