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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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The President not contented with this, the next morning sent for six of Angrongne by him named, & for two out of every other parish, the which he and the Gentlemen of the country threatened very sore,1 and warned twelve of the chief of Angrongne, and certain of the other parishes, to appear personally at the Parliament of Turin, and to bring before the Judges of the said Parliament, their ministers and schoolmasters, thinking if they were once banished the country, that then their enterprise might soon be brought to an end. To the which it was answered, that they could not, nor ought not to obey such a commandment.
The President not contēted with this, the next morning sent for sixe of Angrongne by him named, & for two out of euery other parish, the which he and the Gentlemenne of the country threatned very sore,1 and warned twelue of the chiefe of Angrongne, and certaine of the other parishes, to appeare personally at the Parliament of Thurine, and to bring before the Iudges of the said Parliament, their ministers and scholemaisters, thinking if they were once banished the countrey, that then their enterprise might soone be brought to an ende. To the which it was aunsweared, that they could not, nor ought not to obey such a commandement.
- 1The Angronians required to bring in their ministers and Schoolmasters.The Angronians required to bring in their ministers and Schoolemasters.
A little while after, Proclamation was made in every place,1 that no man should receive any preacher coming from Geneva, but only such as were appointed by the Archbishop of Turin, and other his officers, upon pain of confiscation of their goods, and loss of their lives, and