A67926:1398
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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That there shall shortly be made letters Patents by the Dukes highness,1 by the which it may appear that he hath forgiven and pardoned them of the Valleys of Angrongne. Bobby, Uillers, Ualquichard, Rora, Tailleret, La Rua de Bonet bordering upon Tour. S. Martin, Perouse, Roccapiata, S. Bartholomew, and all such as have aided them: of all such faults as they have committed, as well in bearing armour against his highness, as against the Lords and certain other gentlemen whom he retained and kept in his protection and safeguard.2 That it shall be lawful for them of Angrongne, Bobby, Villard, Ualquichard, Rora, (members of the Valley of Luserne) & for them of Rodoret, Marcel, Maneillan, and Salsa (members of the Valley of S. Martin) to have their congregations,3 sermons & other ministries of their religion, in places accustomed. That it shall be lawful for them of Uillars (members of the Valley of Luserne) to have the same,4 but that only until the time that his highness doth build a Forte in the same place. But whilst the said fort is in building, it shall not be lawful to have their preaching and assemblies with in the said precinct of the place, but it shall be lawful for them to build a place for that purpose, near at hand, where they shall think good, on that side towards Bobby. Nevertheless it shall be permitted to their ministers to come within the precinct aforesaid, to visit the sick, and exercise other things necessary to their Religion, so that they preach not nor make any assemble there. 5It shall be also permitted to them of Tailleret, La Rua de Bonet bordering upon Tour, to have their Sermones and assembles in places accustomed, so that they enter not for that purpose into the rest of the confines of Tour. 6That it shall not be lawful for the said members of the Valleys of Luserne and S. Martin, to come to the rest of their borderers, nor any other of his highness dominion: nor to have their preachings, assembles or disputations, out of their own borders, having liberty to have them therein. And if they be examined of their faith, it shall be lawful for them to answer without danger of punishment in body or goods.