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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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where the said Head judicially assisted with divers of his complices, declared first unto man, that for as much as he was since his first abjuring again detected and accused by certain credible and honest persons, of the same heresies which he had once before recanted: and further (contrary to the order of penance enjoined him by the late Bishop of Lincoln) he had departed the Priory of Saint Frideswide, and the Diocese of Lincoln without leave,1 either of the Bishop or Prior: and was now also found within the diocese of Lon don; and that without his badge assigned him by the said bishops vicar general: he therefore as Chancellor and vicar general unto the bish. of Lond. deputed for that purpose, did then mean to proceed against him as a relapse by order of Ecclesiastical laws in that behalf provided: Wherefore he appointed him to appear again in the consistory of Pauls, the 12. day of February next after, there to answer unto such articles as then should be propounded against him. At which day and place the Chancellor (first reciting the causes before mentioned, why he did then proceed against him) objected unto him these articles following.
where the sayde Hed iudicially assisted with diuers of his complices, declared first vnto man, that for as much as he was since hys first abiuring againe detected and accused by certayne credible and honest persons, of the same heresies which he had once before recanted: and further (contrary to the order of penaunce enioyned hym by the late Byshop of Lincolne) he had departed the Priorie of Sainct Frideswide, and the Dioces of Lincolne without leaue,1 eyther of the Byshop or Prior: and was now also found within ye dioces of Lō don; and that without hys badge assigned hym by ye sayde bishops vicar generall: he therefore as Chauncellour and vicar generall vnto the bish. of Lond. deputed for that purpose, did then meane to proceede agaynst hym as a relapse by order of Ecclesiasticall lawes in that behalfe prouided: Wherfore he appoynted hym to appeare agayne in the cō sistory of Pauls, the 12. day of February next after, there to answere vnto such articles as then should be propounded agaynst him. At which day and place the Chauncellor (first reciting the causes before mentioned, why he did then proceede against him) obiected vnto him these articles folowing.
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