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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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Book 7 › ¶The usual prayer of Martin Luther.Book 7 › ¶The vsuall prayer of Martin Luther.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Shortly after this, within the compass of the same year, Pope Leo after he had warred against the French men, and had gotten from them, through the Emperors aid, the Cities of Parma, Placentia, and Milan. &c. he sitting at supper, & rejoicing at three great gifts that God had bestowed upon him. 1. That he being banished out of his coū try, was restored to Florence again with glory. 2. That he had deserved to be called Apostolic.1 3. That he had driven the Frenchmen out of Italy: after he had spoken these words, he was stricken with a sudden fever, and dyed shortly after, being of the age of 47. years: albeit some suspect that he dyed of poison. Successor to whom was Pope Adrian the vi. schoolmaster sometime to Charles the Emperor:2 who lived not much above one year and a half, in his Papacy. During whose small time, these three especial things were incident: A great pestilence in Rome, wherein above an hundred thousand people were consumed.3 The loss of Rhodes by the Turk. And thirdly the capital war, which the said Pope Adrian, with the emperor, and the Venetians, and the king of England, did hold against Francis the French king.
Shortly after this, within the compasse of the same yere, Pope Leo after he had warred agaynst the Frenche men, and had gotten from them, through the Emperors ayd, the Citties of Parma, Placentia, and Millen. &c. he sitting at supper, & reioycing at three great giftes that God had bestowed vpō him. 1. That he being banished out of his coū try, was restored to Florence agayn with glory. 2. That he had deserued to be called Apostolique.1 3. That he had driuē the Frenchmen out of Italy: after he had spokē these wordes, he was stroken with a sodayne feuer, and dyed shortly after, being of the age of 47. yeares: albeit some suspect that he dyed of poyson. Successour to whom was Pope Adrian the vi. scholemayster sometime to Charles the Emperour:2 who liued not much aboue one yeare and a halfe, in his Papacy. During whose small time, these three especiall thinges were incident: A great pestilence in Rome, wherein aboue an hundreth thousande people were consumed.