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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.
With a grievous curse we condemn both them that occupy the ungracious vice of sodomitry, and them also that willingly assist them,1 or be wicked doers with them in the same: till such time, as they may deserve absolution by penance and confession.
With a greuous curse we condemne both them that occupy the vngratious vice of sodomitry, and them also that willingly assist them,1 or be wicked doers with them in the sauie: till such time, as they may deserue absolution by penance and confession.
- 1A flap with a soxe tail for sodomitry.A flap with a soxe tayle for sodomitry.
So that whatsoever he be, that is noised or proved to be of this wickedness (if he be a religious person) he shall from thence forth be promoted, to no degree of honour: and that which he hath, shall be taken from him.
So that whatsoeuer he be, that is noised or prooued to be of this wickednesse (if he be a religious person) he shall from thence foorth be promoted, to no degree of honor: and that which he hath, shalbe taken from him.
If he be a lay person, he shall be deprived of all his freedom within the land, and be no better then a foreigner.
If he be a lay person, he shalbe depriued of all his freedome within the land, and be no better then a foreiner.