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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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Here followeth the sentence pronounced against him.
Heere followeth the sentence pronounced agaynst hym.
CHristi nomine Inuocato: We James, by the mercy of God, Archbishop of Saint Andrew, primate of Scotland,1 with the counsel, decree, and authority of the most reverend fathers in God, and Lords, Abbots, Doctors of Theology, professors of the holy Scripture, and masters of the University, assisting us for the time, sitting in judgement within our Metropolitan Church of S. Andrew, in the cause of heretical pravity, against Master Patrick Hamilton, Abbot or pensionary of Ferme, being summoned to appear before us, to answer to certain Articles affirmed, taught, and preached by him, and so appearing before us, and accused, the merits of the cause being ripely weighed, discussed, and understanded by faithful inquisition made in Lent last passed: we have found the same M. Patrick, many ways infamed with heresy, disputing, holding, and maintaining divers heresies of Martin Luther, and his followers, repugnant to our faith, and which is already *condemned by general Councils, and most famous Universities. And he being under the same infamy, we discerning before, him to be summoned and accused upon the premisses, he of evil mind (as may be presumed) passed to other parts forth of the Realm, suspected and noted of heresy. And being lately returned, not being admitted, but of his own head, without licence or privilege, hath presumed to preach wicked heresy.3
CHristi nomine Inuocato: We Iames, by the mercy of God, Archbyshop of Saint Andrew, primate of Scotland,1 with the counsayle, decree, and authoritie of the most reuerend fathers in God, and Lordes, Abbots, Doctours of Theologie, professors of the holy Scripture, and maysters of the Vniuersitie, assisting vs for the time, sitting in iudgement within oure Metropolitane Church of S. Andrew, in the cause of hereticall prauitie, agaynste Mayster Patrike Hamelton, Abbot or pensionarie of Ferme, being summoned to appeare before vs, to aunswere to certeine Articles affirmed, taught, and preached by him, and so appearing before vs, and accused, the merites of the cause being ripely weyed, discussed, and vnderstanded by faithfull inquisition made in Lent last passed: we haue found the same M. Patrike, many wayes infamed with heresie, disputing, holding, and mayntayning diuers heresies of Martin Luther, and his followers, repugnant to our faith, and which is already