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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And after speaking more plainly in the matter, setteth an other order, divers from that of Clement, Anacletus and Anicetus, in placing these foresaid persons, first beginning with bishops,1 then over them setteth the Metropolitan, and over him again, the Archbishop, and there stayeth, making no further mention of any other above him: whose words be these, [Greek or Hebrew]. That is, if a Bishop be accused, the Metropolitan to have the examination of these things that are brought against him, if the Metropolitan be accused, then the Archbishop to have the hearing thereof, under whom he dwelleth & pertaineth, &c.
And after speaking more plainly in the matter, setteth an other order, diuers from that of Clement, Anacletus and Anicetus, in placing these foresayd persons, first beginning with bishops,1 then ouer them setteth the Metropolitane, and ouer him againe, the Archbishop, and there staieth, making no further mention of any other aboue him: whose wordes be these, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. That is, if a Bishop be accused, the Metropolitane to haue the examination of these things that are brought against him, if the Metropolitaine be accused, then the Archbishop to haue the hearing therof, vnder whom he dwelleth & pertaineth, &c.
- 1Ex Novel. Justin. ibi.Ex Nouel. Iustin. ibi.
And in the same constitution moreover, [Greek or Hebrew]. &c. If any suit or supplication be brought against a Bishop by a minister,1 first the Metropolitan to have the deciding of the matter, and if any default shall be found in the judgement thereof, then the hearing and ending of the case to be brought before the Archbishop, &c.