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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. 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. 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
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.
Thirdly, that monasteries consecrated unto GOD, §3should be exempt and free from the jurisdiction of the bishops.
Thirdly, that monasteries consecrated vnto GOD, §3should be exempt and free from the iurisdiction of the byshops.
Fourthly that the Monks should not stray from one §4place (that is) from one Monastery to another, without the license of his Abbot: also to keep the same obedience which they promised at their first entering.
Fourthly that the Monkes should not stray from one §4place (that is) from one Monastery to another, without ye license of his Abbot: also to kepe the same obedience which they promised at their first entryng.
Fifthly, that no Clergyman should forsake his own §5Bishop, and to be received in any other place, with out letters commendatory of his own Bishop.
Fiftly, that no Clergyman shoulde forsake his owne §5Byshop, and to be receaued in any other place, wyth out letters commendatory of his owne Byshop.