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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.
If a minister of the altar do kill any man, or have entangled himself in any notorious crime, let him be deprived both from his order and dignity.
If a minister of the altare doe kill any man, or haue intangled himselfe in any notorious crime, let him be depriued both from his order and dignitie.
If any married woman (her husband being alive) have committed adultery & be proved with the same: to her open shame in the world,1 let her have her nose and ears cut of.
If any maried woman (her husband being aliue) haue committed adultery & be proued with the same: to her opē shame in the world,1 let her haue her nose and eares cut of.
- 1Adulteress woman to loose their ears and noses.Adultresse woman to loose their eares and noses.
Let every widow after the death of her husband: so remain sole xij. months: or if she marry, let her loose her jointure.
Let euery widow after the death of her husband: so remaine sole xij. monethes: or if shee marrye, let her loose her ioynter.