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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 two Lords not contented with this answer, commanded in the Dukes name, that all the Ministers which were strangers, should out of hand be banished the country: saying, that the Duke would not suffer them to dwell within his dominion, for that they were his enemies: demanding also whether they would foster and maintain the Princes enemies within his own land against his own decree and express commandment? To the which, answer was made by the chief Rulers, that they could by no means banish them, unless they were afore convicted of some heresy, or other crime: for their part,1 they had always found them to be men of pure and sound doctrine, and also of godly life and conversation.
The two Lordes not contented with thys aunswere, commaunded in the Dukes name, that all the Minysters whyche were straungers, shoulde oute of hande be banished the countrey: saying, that the Duke woulde not suffer them to dwell wythin his dominion, for that they were his enemies: demaunding also whether they would foster and maintaine the Princes ennemies wythin hys owne lande againste his owne decree and expresse commaundement? To the whyche, answeare was made by the chiefe Rulers, that they coulde by no meanes banish them, vnlesse they were afore conuicted of some heresie, or other crime: for their part,1 they had alwaies founde them to be men of pure and sound doctrine, and also of godly life and conuersation.
- 1The Angronians deny to put away their ministers.
Thus done, immediately Proclamations were made, ⟨p. 959⟩and the persecution began on every side to be more furious then it was afore. Amongest others, the Monks of Pignerol at that time were most cruel: for they sent out a company of hired Ruffians,