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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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So was also king Henry the second commanded to do in the house of Waltham,1 where the secular Canons were removed out, and regular Canons intruded. The same did Oswald Bishop with the Church of Worcester, likewise in their Sees did Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury, Osketellus Archbishop of York, Ethelwold Bishop of Worcester (who in story is reported to be Multorum fundator Monasteriorum,) Leswinus also Bishop of Dorchester, with other Bishops moe about the time and reign of king Edgar. •do Archbishop of Canterbury before Dunstan, an. 934. after his election refused to take that dignity upon him, before he had received the habit of a monk in the Abbey of Florence in France, because as the story telleth (if it be true) Nullus ad id tempus nisi monachali schemate indutus, 2Archiepiscopus fuisset. &c. That is, Because all the Archbishops of Canterbury before him, had been Monks. &c. In like manner Baldwinus also an. 1114. after he was elected Archb. of Canterbury, took upon him the habit and profession of Merton Abbey. And so did Reginaldus his next successor after him. &c.
So was also king Henry the second commaūded to do in the house of Waltham,1 where the secular Canons were remoued out, and regular Canons intruded. The same did Oswald Bishop with the Church of Worcester, likewise in their Sees did Dunstane Archbishop of Canterbury, Osketellus Archbishop of York, Ethelwold Bishop of Worcester (who in storye is reported to be Multorum fundator Monasteriorum,) Leswinus also Bishop of Dorcester, with other Bishops moe about the time and raign of king Edgar. •do Archbishop of Caunterbury before Dunstane, an. 934. after his election refused to take that dignity vpon him, before he had receiued the habite of a monk in the Abbey of Florence in Fraunce, because as the story telleth (if it be true) Nullus ad id tempus nisi monachali schemate indutus, 2Archiepiscopus fuisset. &c. That is, Because all the Archbishops of Caunterbury before him, had bene Monkes. &c. In like maner Baldwinus also an. 1114. after he was elected Archb. of Canterbury, tooke vpon him the habite and profession of Mereton Abbey. And so did Reginaldus his next successor after him. &c.