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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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And the same pall must also be buried with him when he dieth And when it is given, some privilege must be given withal, or the old renewed. In like-manner proceedeth the oath of every Bishop swearing obedience to the Pope, in like words as followeth. Ego N Episcopus N ab hac hora in a•tea fidelis & obediens ero beato Petro,1 sanctaequè Apostoneae Romanae Ecclesiae, & Domino meo. D N. Papae, suisque succelloribus canonicè intrantibus. Non ero in consilio, seu auxilio, consensu, vel faeto, ut v•am perdant, aut membrum, seu capiantur mala capatione. Consiltrum verò quod mihi credturi sunt, per se aut per •uncium, feu literas corum,2 me sciente nemini pandam. Papatum Romanum & Regalia S. Petri adiutor eis ero ad retinendum & defendendum salvo meo ordine, contrá omnem hominem. Legatum Apostolicae sedis in cundo & redeundo honorificè tractabo, & in suis necessitatibus adivu•bo. Vocatus ad synodum veniam, nisi praepeditus fuero canonica praepeditione Apostolorum limina singulis trenniis visitabo, •ut per me, aut per meum nunclum, ••• Apostolica absoluar licentia. Possessiones verò ad mensam mei Episcopatus pertinentes non-vendam, neque donabe, neque oppignorabo, neque de novo infeudabo, nec aliquo modo alienabo, inconsulto Rom. pontifice, sic me Deus adivvel, & sancta Dei Evangelia. That is in English. IN. Bishop of N. from this hour henceforth, will be faithful and obedient to blessed S. Peter, and to the holy Apostolic Church of Rome, and to my Lord N. the pope. I shall be in no counsel, nor help, either with my con sent or deed: whereby either of them or any member of them may be unpayred, or whereby they may be taken with any evil taking. The counsel which they shall commit to me, either by themselves or by messenger or by their letters, wittingly or willingly I shall utter to none, their hindrance and damage. To the retaining and maintaining the papacy of Rome, and the regalities of S. Peter I shall be an aider (so mine order be salved) against all persons. The Legate of the Apostolic sea both in going and coming, I shall honourably entreat and help him in all necessities, Being called to a ••hode I shall be ready to cme, unless I be let by some lawful & canonical peehment.