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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.
The letter of Hadrian the Emperor, to Minutius Fundanus. I Have received an Epistle written unto me from Serennius Granianus, our right worthy and well beloved, whose office you do now execute.1 Therefore I think it not good to leave this matter without further advisement and circumspection to pass, least our subjects be molested, and malicious sycophants boldned and supported in their evil: Wherefore if the subjects of our provinces, do bring forth any accusation before the judge against the Christians, and can prove the thing they object against them, let them do the same, and no more, and otherwise for the name only, not to impeach them, nor to cry out against them. For so, more convenient it is, that if any man will be an accuser, you to take the accusation quietly, and judge upon the same. Therefore, if any shall accuse the Christians, and complain of them as malefactors, doing contrary to the law, then give you judgement according to the quality of the crime But notwithstanding who so ever upon spite and maliciousness shall commence or cavil against them, see you correct and punish that man, for his unordinate and malicious dealing.
The letter of Hadrian the Emperour, to Minutius Fundanus. I Haue receiued an Epistle writen vnto me from Serennius Granianus, our right worthy and welbeloued, whose office you do now execute.1 Therefore I thinke it not good to leaue this matter without further aduisement and circumspection to passe, least our subiects be molested, and malicious sycophants boldned and supported in their euill: Wherefore if the subiects of our prouinces, doe bring forth any accusation before the iudge agaynst the Christians, and can prooue the thing they obiect against them, let them doe the same, and no more, and otherwise for the name onely, not to impeach them, nor to cry out against them. For so, more conuenient it is, that if any man will be an accuser, you to take the accusation quietly, and iudge vpon the same. Therfore, if any shall accuse the Christians, and complaine of them as malefactors, doing contrary to the law, then geue you iudgement according to the qualitie of the crime But notwithstanding who so euer vpō spite and maliciousnes shal commence or cauil against them, see you correct and punish that man, for his vnordinate and malicious dealing.
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