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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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*A prohibition sent out by Cuthbert Tonstall Bysh of London, to the Archdeacons of his diocese, for the calling in of the new Testaments translated into English, with divers other books: the Catalogue whereof hereafter ensueth.
*A prohibition sent out by Cutbert Tonstall Bysh of London, to the Archdeacons of his diocesse, for the calling in of the new Testaments translated into Englishe, with diuers other books: the Catalogue wherof hereafter ensueth.
Cuthbert by the permission of God, Bishop of London, unto our well beloved in Christ the Archdeacon of London, or to his Official, health, grace & benediction.1 By the duty of our pastoral office, we are bound diligently with all our power, to foresee, provide for, root out, and put away all those things, which seem to tend to the peril & danger of our subjects, and specially the destruction of their souls. Wherefore we having understanding by the report of divers credible persons, & also by the evident appearance of the matter, that many children of iniquity ⟨p. 1018⟩maintainers of Luther's sect, blinded through extreme wickedness wandering from the way of truth and the Catholic faith, craftily have translated the new Testament into our English tongue, intermeddling therewith many heretical Articles and erroneous opinions, pernicious and offensive, seducing the simple people attempting by their wicked & perverse interpretations, to prophanate the majesty of the Scripture, which hitherto hath remained undefiled, & craftily to abuse the most holy word of God, & the true sense of the same: of the which translation there are many books imprinted, some with glosses and some without, containing in the English tongue that pestiferous and most pernicious poison dispersed throughout all our diocese of London in great number: which truly without it be speedily foreseen, without doubt, will contaminate and infect the flock committed unto us, with most deadly poison and heresy, to the grievous peril & danger of the souls committed to our charge, and the offence of Gods divine majesty. Wherefore we Cuthbert the bishop aforesaid, grievously sorrowing for the premisses, willing to withstand the craft & subtlety of the ancient enemy and his ministers, which seek the destruction of my flock, & with a diligent care, to take heed unto the flock committed to my charge, desiring to provide speedy remedies for the premisses, do charge you jointly and severally, & by virtue of your obedience, straightly enjoin & command you, that by our authority you warn or cause to be warned all & singular, aswell exempt as not exempt, dwelling within our Archdeaconries, that within 30. days space, whereof 10. days shall be for the first 10. for the second 10.