A67926:1189
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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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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This was the whole tenor of the report made unto Moū sieur de Langeay, touching the life and behaviour of the inhabitants of Merindoll, and the other which were persecuted: also as touching the Arrest and that which ensued thereupon. Of all those things, the sayd Monsieur de Langeay, according to the charge that was given him, advertised the king: who understanding these things, as a good prince moved with mercy and pity, sent letters of grace & pardon,1 not only for those which were condemned for lack of appearance, but also for all the rest of the country of Province, which were accused and suspected in like case: expressly charging and commanding the said parliament that they should not hereafter proceed so rigorously as they had done before, against this people, but if there were any that could be found or proved by sufficient information, to have swerved from the christian religion, that then he should have good demonstration made unto him by the word of God, both out of the old and of the new Testament: and so as well by the gentleness as by the rigour of the same, he should be reduced again unto the Church of Christ: declaring also that the kings pleasure was, that all such as should be convict of heresy in manner aforesaid, should abjure: forbidding also all manner of persons, of what estate or condition soever they were, to attempt any thing against them of Merindoll or other that were persecuted, by any other manner of means, or to molest or trouble them in person or goods: revoking and disannulling all manner of sentences and condemnations, of what judges soever they were, and commanding to set at liberty all prisoners which either were accused or suspected of Lutheranism.
This was ye whole tenor of the report made vnto Moū sieur de Langeay, touching the life and behauiour of ye inhabitants of Merindoll, and the other which were persecuted: also as touching the Arrest and that which ensued therupon. Of all those things, the sayd Monsieur de Langeay, according to the charge that was geuen him, aduertised the king: who vnderstanding these things, as a good prince moued with mercy and pity, sent letters of grace & pardon,1 not only for those which were cōdemned for lacke of appearance, but also for all the rest of ye countrey of Prouince, which were accused and suspected in like case: expresly charging and commanding the said parliamēt that they shoulde not heereafter proceede so rigorously as they had done before, against this people, but if there were anye that could be found or proued by sufficient information, to haue swarned from ye christian religion, that then he should haue good demonstration made vnto him by the word of God, both out of the old and of the new Testament: and so as well by the gentlenes as by the rigour of the same, he should be reduced againe vnto the Church of Christ: declaring also yt the kings pleasure was, that all such as should be conuict of heresie in maner aforesaid, should abiure: forbidding also all maner of persons, of what estate or condition soeuer they were, to attempt any thing against them of Merindoll or other that were persecuted, by any other maner of meanes, or to molest or trouble them in person or goodes: reuoking and disanulling all maner of sentences and condemnations, of what iudges soeuer they were, and commaunding to set at libertie all prisoners which either were accused or suspected of Lutheranisme.