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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 people made humble request in this their last supplication,1 that it would please the said Duchess to give the Duke her husband to understand, how that these conditions were strange and rigorous. And as for their parts, although they had good trial of their ministers, that they were good men and fearing God, of sound doctrine, of good life & honest conversation, yet nevertheless they were contented so to do, if he would give leave to some of them to remain: requesting this, that it might be permitted unto them to choose some other good Ministers in their places, before they departed, least that their Churches should remain without Pastors.
The people made humble request in this their last supplication,1 that it would please the sayd Duches to geue the Duke her husband to vnderstand, how yt these conditions were straunge and rigorous. And as for their partes, although they had good triall of their ministers, yt they were good men and fearing God, of sounde doctrine, of good life & honest conuersation, yet neuerthelesse they were contented so to do, if he woulde geue leaue to some of them to remaine: requesting this, that it might be permitted vnto thē to chuse some other good Ministers in their places, before they departed, least that their Churches shoulde remaine without Pastors.
- 1The supplication to the Duchess.The supplicatyō to the Duchesse.
1Concerning the Mass, and other Ceremonies of the church of Rome, if the duke should cause them to be ministered in their parishes, they neither would, nor could withstand the same, and for their part, they would do no injury or violence to those that should minister them or be present thereat: notwithstanding they besought him, that they might not be constrained to be present themselves, at the ministration thereof, or to pay any thing to the maintenance of the same, or else to yield either favour or consent thereunto.