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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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Item, complaineth of the curious singing in cathedral churches,1 whereby many be occasioned to bestow much good time, yea many years about the same, which otherwise they might give to the learning of better sciences.
Item, complaineth of the curious singing in cathedral churches,1 whereby many bee occasioned to bestow much good tyme, yea many yeres about the same, which otherwise they might geue to the learning of better sciences.
- 1Curious singing in Cathedral Churches.Curious singing in Cathedrall Churches.
Likewise, he complaineth of the rabble and multitude of begging Friars and religious men,1 & professed women, showing what great occasion of idle & uncomely life cometh thereof.
Likewise, he complaineth of the rable and multitude of begging Friers and religious men,1 & professed womē, shewyng what great occasion of idle & vncomely life commeth therof.
- 1The world overcharged with begging Religions. Promotion of evil prelates. Supersluitie of apparel in Bishops families.The world ouercharged with begging Religions. Promotion of euill prelates. Supersluitie of apparell in Bishops families.