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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
Book 6 › John Florence a Turner.Book 6 › Iohn Florence a Turner.
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.
Item, that all such as swear by their life or power, shall be damned, except they repent.
Item, that al such as sweare by their life or power, shal be damned, except they repent.
The disciplining of John Florence.
The displing of Iohn Florence.
Upon wednesday, being the second day of August in the year of our Lord 1424. the said John Florence personally appeared before William Bernam,1 Chancellor to William bishop of Norwich, whereas he proceeding against him, objected the first article touching the power of the Pope and Cardinals: to which Article the said John Florence answered in this manner. If the pope lived uprightly as Peter lived, he hath power to make laws: otherwise, I believe he hath no power. But being afterward threatened by the judge, he acknowledged that he had erred, and submitted himself to the correction of the church, and was abjured, taking an oath that from that time forward he should not hold, teach, preach, or willingly defend ⟨p. 658⟩[…] ⟨p. 660⟩any error or heresy contrary to the determination of the church of Rome, neither maintain, help, or aide any that shall teach or hold any such errors or heresies, either privily or apertly, and for his offence in this behalf done, he was enjoined this penance following.
Upon wensday, being the second day of August in the yeare of our Lorde 1424. the sayde Iohn Florence personally appeared before William Bernam,