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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.
1. For the order of sitting: that the Archbishop of York should sit on the right hand, and the Bishop of London of the left hand: or in the absence of York, London should have the right, and Winchester the left hand of the Archbishop of Cant. sitting in council. 2. The second, that Bishops should translate their sees from villages into cities: whereupon those sees above named were translated. 3. That Monks should have nothing in proper. And if any so had, he dying unconfessed, should not be buried in the Churchyard. 4. That no Clerk or Monk of an other diocese, should be admitted to orders, or retained without letters commendatory or testimonial. 5. That none should speak in the Council except bishops and Abbots, without leave of the Archmetropolitanes. 6. That none should marry within the 7. degree, with any either of his own kindred, or of his wives departed. 7. That none should either buy or sell any office within the Church. 8. That no sorcery nor any divination, should be used or permitted in holy Church. 9. That no bishop nor abbot, nor any of the clergy: should be at the judgement of any mans death or dismembering, neither should be any fautor of the said judicantes.
1. For the order of sitting: that the Archbishop of Yorke should sit on the right hand, and the Byshop of London of the left hand: or in the absence of Yorke, London shoulde haue the right, and Winchester the left hand of the Archbyshop of Cant. sitting in counsell. 2. The seconde, that Bishops shoulde translate their sees from villages into cities: whereupon those sees aboue named were translated. 3. That Monkes should haue nothing in proper. And if any so had, he dying vnconfessed, shoulde not be buried in the Churchyard. 4. That no Clerke or Monke of an other diocesse, should be admitted to orders, or retained without letters cōmendatorie or testimoniall. 5. That none should speake in the Coūcel except bishops and Abbots, without leaue of the Archmetropolitanes. 6. That none should marry within the 7. degree, with any either of his owne kinred, or of his wiues departed. 7. That none shoulde either buy or sell any office wythin the Church. 8. That no sorcerie nor any diuination, should be vsed or permitted in holy Church. 9. That no bishop nor abbot, nor any of the clergy: should be at the iudgement of any mans death or dismembring, neither should be any fautor of the sayd iudicantes.