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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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Also the said Kings & Emperors forbade that any free man or Citizen should enter the profession of Monkery, without licence asked of the king before, & added a double cause wherefore. First, for that many not for mere devotion, but for idleness and avoiding the kings wars, do give them selves to Religion: again, for that many be craftily circumvented & deluded by subtle covetous persons, seeking to get from them that which they have. Lib. 1. cap. 114. ibidem. Item that no young children or boys should be shaven or enter any profession, without the will of their Parents. And no young maidens should take the veal or profession of a ⟨p. 8⟩Nun, before she came to sufficient discretion of years to discern & choose what they will follow. That none should be interred or buried thence forth within the Church, which also was decreed by Theodosius & Valentinianus 40. years before them.1 Item the said Carolus .22. years before this Emperor, enacted that murderers & such as were guilty of death by the law, should have no sanctuary by flying into the Church. &c. which also was decreed by Justinian .300. years before this Carolus. Ex Novel. Justinia.
Also the sayd Kynges & Emperours forbad that any free mā or Citizen should enter the professiō of Monkery, without licence asked of the kyng before, & added a double cause wherfore. First, for that many not for meere deuotiō, but for idlenes and auoyding the kynges warres, do geue thē selues to Religiō: againe, for that many be craftely circumuēted & deluded by subtile couetous persons, seekyng to get frō them that which they haue. Lib. 1. cap. 114. ibidem. Itē that no young childrē or boyes should be shauē or enter any profession, without the will of their Parētes. And no young maydens should take the veale or profession of a ⟨p. 8⟩Nunne, before she came to sufficient discretion of yeres to discerne & chuse what they will follow. That none should be interred or buried thēce forth within the Church, which also was decreed by Theodosius & Valentinianus 40. yeares before them.1 Item the sayd Carolus .22. yeares before this Emperour, enacted that murderers & such as were giltie of death by the law, should haue no sanctuary by flying into the Church. &c. which also was decreed by Iustiniā .300. yeares before this Carolus. Ex Nouel. Iustinia.