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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
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A letter of Pope Paschalis to Anselm. Paschal Bishop, Servant of Gods Servants, to his reverend brother Anselm Archb. of Cant. greeting and Apostolical blessing. WE believe your brotherhood is not ignorant,1 what is decreed in the Romish Church concerning Priests children. But because there is so great multitude of such within the Realm of England, that almost the greater and better part of the Clerks are reckoned to be on this side: therefore we commit this dispensation to your care.2 For we grant these to be promoted to holy offices by reason of the need at this time, and for the profit of the church (such as learning and life shall commend among you) that yet notwithstanding the prejudice of the Ecclesiastical decree be taken heed to hereafter. &c.
A letter of Pope Paschalis to Anselme. Paschal Bishop, Seruaunt of Gods Seruants, to his reuerend brother Anselme Archb. of Cant. greeting and Apostolical blessing. WE beleue your brotherhode is not ignorāt,1 what is decreed in the Romish Church concerning Priests children. But because there is so great multitude of such within the Realme of England, that almost the greater and better part of the Clerks are reckened to be on this side: therfore we commit this dispensation to your care.2 For we graunt these to be promoted to holy offices by reason of the need at this time, and for the profit of the church (such as learning and life shal commēd among you) that yet notwithstanding the preiudice of the Ecclesiasticall decree be taken heede to hereafter. &c.
- 1Ex Epist. Ansel. 33.
- 2If profit of the Church may come by priests children, what hurt then were it to the church for priests to have wives.If profite of the Church may come by priestes children, what hurt then were it to the church for priestes to haue wiues.