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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 where as the old ordinance and disposition, as well of the common law, as of the sacred Councils, and institution of ancient fathers have given to Bishops & other prelates, also to patrons and donors of Ecclesiastical benefices every one within his own precinct and dominion, also to cathedral Churches and other: to have their free elections & to prosecute the same in full effect: ordering and disposing promotions, collations, provisions & dispositions of prelacies, dignities, and all other Ecclesiastical benefices whatsoever, after their own arbitrement, as appeareth by the first general Council of France.1 16. q 7. cap. Omnes Basilicae, by the first general Council of Nice, cap 6. Also by the general Council of Antioch. cap. 9. and is to be seen in the Popes Decrees. 9. q. 3. Per singulas. And also beside these ancient decrees, the same is confirmed again in more latter years by Ludovicus the ninth French king in his constitution called Pragmatica sanctio, made and provided by full Parliament against the popes exactions. An. 1228. in these words as follow. Item exaction•s & onera gravissima pecuniarum, per curiam Romanam Ecclesiae regni nostri impositas vel imposita (quibus regnum miserabiliter de pauperatum existit) sive etiam imponendas vel imponenda levari aut colligi nullatenus volumus: nisi duntaxat pro rationabili, pia & urgentissima causa, vel inevitabili necessitate, ac etiam de expresso, & spontaneo jussu nostro, & ipsius Ecclesiae regni nostri. &c. that is. Item all exactions & importable burdens of money, which the Court of Rome hath laid upon the Church of our kingdom (whereby the said our kingdom hath been miserably hitherto impoverished) or hereafter shall impose or lay upon us, we utterly discharge and forbid to be levied or collected hereafter for any manner of cause, unless there come some reasonable, godly, & most urgent, & inevitable necessity, & that also not to be done without the express & voluntary commandment of us, & of the Church of the same our foresaid kingdom. &c.
And where as the old ordinaunce and disposition, as well of the common law, as of the sacred Coūcels, and institution of auncient fathers haue geuen to Byshops & other prelates, also to patrons and donors of Ecclesiastical benefices euery one within his owne precinct and dominion, also to cathedrall Churches and other: to haue their free elections & to prosecute the same in full effect: ordryng and disposing promotions, collatiōs, prouisions & dispositions of prelacies, dignities, and all other Ecclesiasticall benefices whatsoeuer, after their owne arbitremēt, as appeareth by the first generall Councell of Fraunce.