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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. 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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On the other part, the Bishop of Aix and Cavaillon pursued still the execution of the arest of Merindoll. Then it was ordained by the court of parliament, that according to the kings letters John Durand counsellor of the Court of parliament, with a Secretary: and the Bishop of Cavaillon with a doctor of divinity, should go unto Merindoll, and there declare unto the inhabitants the errors and heresies which they knew to be contained in their confession, and make them apparent by good and sufficient information, and having so convicted them by the word of God, they should make them to renounce & abjure the said heresies. And if the Merindolians did refuse to abjure, then they should make relation thereof, that the Court might appoint how they should further proceed. After this decree was made, the Bishop of Cavaillon would not tarry until the time which was appointed by the Court, for the execution of this matter: but he himself with a Doctor of Divinity,1 came unto Merindoll to make them to abjure. Unto whom the Merindolians answered that he enterprised against the authority of the Parliament, and that it was against his commission so to do. Notwithstanding, he was very earnest with them that they should abjure, & promised them, if they would so do, to take them under his wings & protection, even as the hen doth her chickens, & that they should be no more robbed or spoiled. Then they required that he would declare unto them what they should abjure.2 The Bysh. answered that the matter needed no disputation, & that he required but only a general abjuration of all errors, which would be no damage or prejudice to them: For he himself would not stick to make the like abjuration. The Merindolians answered him again, that they would do nothing contrary to the decree & ordinance of the Court, or the kings letters, wherein he commanded that first the errors should be declared unto them, whereof they were accused: wherefore they were resolved to understand what those errors & heresies were, that being informed thereof by the word of God, they might satisfy the kings letters: otherwise it were but hypocrisy & dissimulation, to do as he required them.
On the other parte, the Byshop of Aix and Cauaillon pursued still the execution of the arest of Merindoll. Then it was ordeyned by the court of parliament, that according to the kings letters Iohn Durand coūsailer of the Court of parliament, with a Secretarie: and the Bishop of Cauaillon with a doctor of diuinitie, should go vnto Merindoll, and there declare vnto ye inhabitants the errours and heresies which they knew to be cōteined in their cōfession, and make them apparant by good and sufficient information, and hauing so conuicted them by the worde of God, they should make them to renounce & abiure the sayde heresies. And if the Merindolians did refuse to abiure, then they should make relatiō therof, that the Court might appoint how they should further proceede. After this decree was made, the Bishop of Cauaillon would not tary vntil the time which was appointed by the Court, for the execution of this matter: but he hymselfe with a Doctour of Diuinitie,