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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.
They ordained also that a Priest keeping company with his wife, should be reputed unlawful: and that he should say no Mass: and if he said Mass, it should not be heard.
They ordeined also that a Priest keeping cōpany with his wife, shuld be reputed vnlawful: and that he shuld say no Masse: and if he said Masse, it should not be heard.
They charged that none were admitted to orders from that time forward, from the degree of a subdeacon, unless he did profess chastity.
They charged that none were admitted to orders from that time forward, from the degree of a subdeacon, vnlesse he did professe chastitie.
That Priests sons should not claim by heritage the benefices of their fathers, as the custom had always been before.
That Priestes sonnes shoulde not claime by heritage the benefices of their fathers, as the custome had alwaies bene before.