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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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Bishops,1 after they had perused the decrees in the authentic copies of the foresaid Nicene Council, & found no such matter, by the said Bonifacius alleged, made therefore a public decree, that none out of that country should make any appeal over the sea. &c. And what marvel if appeals were forbidden them to be made to Rome,2 when as both here in England the kings of this land would not permit any to Appeal from them to Rome, before king Henry the ij. because of the murder of Thomas Becket, being thereunto compelled by Pope Alexander the iij. And also in France the like prohibitions were expressly made by Ludovicus Pius, an. 1268. which did forbid by a public instrument,3 called Pragmatica sanctio, all exactions of the Popes court within his Realm. Also by king Philip named Le bel, an. 1296. the like was done, which not only restrained all sending or going up of his subjects to Rome, but also that no money, armour, nor subsidy, should be transported out of his Realm. The like also after him did king Charles the v.4 surnamed the Wise, and his son likewise after him Charles the vj. who also punished as traitors, certain seditious persons for appealing to Rome. The like resistance moreover was in the said country of France,5 against the Popes reservations, preventions, & other like practises of his usurped jurisdiction in the days of pope Martin the v. an. 1418. Item, when king Henry the vj. in England, and king Charles the 7. in France, did both accord with the Pope, in investing & in collation of benefices, yet notwithstanding the high Court of Parliament in France did not admit the same, but still maintained the old liberty & customs of the French Church. In so much that the Duke of Be•hfort came with the kings letters patent to have the Popes procurations & reservations admitted, yet the court of Parliament would not agree to the same, but the kings Procurator general was fain to go betwixt them, as is to be seen in their Registers. an. 1425. the fifth day of March. In the days of the which king Charles the vij. was set forth in France,