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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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In this council at Rhemis (above mentioned) where were gathered 434. Prelates,1 these 5. principal acts were concluded.
In this councell at Rhemis (aboue mentioned) where were gathered 434. Prelates,1 these 5. principal actes were concluded.
- 1Concision Rhemense, Acts of the councell of Rhemes.Concision Rhemense, Actes of the councell of Rhemes.
1. That no man should either buy or sell any Bishopric, abbotship, deanery, archdeaconship, priesthood, prebendship, altar, or any Ecclesiastical promotion, or benefice, orders, consecration, church hallowing, seat or stall within the quire, or any office ecclesiastical, under danger of excommunication, if he did persist. 2. That no lay person should give inuesture of any Ecclesiastical possession: or that any spiritual men should receive any such at any lay mans hand under pain of deprivation. 3. That no man should invade, take away or detain the goods or possessions of the Church: but that they should remain firm and perpetual, under pain of perpetual curse. 4. That no Bishop or Priest should leave any ecclesiastical dignity or benefice to any, by way of inheritance. Adding moreover that for baptism, chrism, anointing, or burial, no money should be exacted. 5. Item that all priests, deacons, and subdeacons, should be utterly debarred and sequestered from company of their wives and concubines, under pain of excluding from all christian communion.
1. That no man should either buy or sell any Bishoprike, abbotship, deanry, archdeaconship, priesthood, prebēdship, altar, or any Ecclesiasticall promotion, or benefice, orders, consecration, church halowing, seat or stall within ye quire, or any office ecclesiasticall, vnder danger of excommunication, if he did persist. 2. That no lay person should geue inuesture of anye Ecclesiasticall possession: or that any spirituall men should receaue any such at any lay mans hand vnder payne of depriuation. 3. That no man shoulde inuade, take away or detayne the goodes or possessions of the Churche: but that they should remayne firme and perpetuall, vnder payne of perpetuall curse. 4. That no Bishop or Priest should leaue any ecclesiasticall dignitie or benefice to any, by way of inheritance. Adding moreouer that for baptisme, chrisme, anoyling, or buriall, no mony should be exacted. 5. Item that all priests, deacons, and subdeacons, should be vtterly debarred and sequestred from company of their wyues and concubines, vnder payne of excluding from al christian communion.