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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.
Divers strait laws were by this king provided, especially against thieves and felons: that who so were taken in that fault, no money should save him from hanging.
Diuers strait lawes were by this king prouided, especially against theeues and felones: that who so were taken in that fault, no money should saue him from hanging.
Item, that who so did counterfeit false money, should have both his eyes, and nether parts of his body cut off.
Item, that who so did counterfait false money, shoulde haue both his eyes, and nether partes of his body cut off.
Item, in the same Council was decreed, an order for Priests to be sequestered from their wives, which before were not forbidden; according as the words of mine author do purport,1 whose words be these: Anselmus prohibuit uxores sacerdotibus Anglorum, ante non prohibitas. Quod quibusdam mundissimum visum est, quibusdam periculosum, ne dutrimundicias viribus mayors appeterent, in immundicias horrib•les ad Christiani nominis summum dedecus inciderent &c. Hen. Hunt.
Item, in the same Councell was decreed, an order for Priestes to be sequestred from their wiues, whych before were not forbidden; according as the wordes of mine author doe purporte,1 whose wordes be these: Anselmus prohibuit vxores sacerdotibus Anglorum, ante non prohibitas. Quod quibusdam mundissimum visum est, quibusdam periculosum, ne dutrimundicias viribus maiores appeterent, in immundicias horribles ad Christiani nominis summum dedecus inciderent &c. Hen. Hunt.