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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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First, that no man within the kings realm or other his dominions, subject to his highness, hereafter presume to preach, teach, or inform any thing openly or privily, or compile and write any book, or hold, exercise, or keep any assembles or schools, in any manner of wise, contrary to the Catholic faith, or determination of holy church, nor that any person within this his said realm & dominions, do presume to preach openly or secretly, without they have first obtained licence of the Bishop of the diocese, where they intend to preach, curates in their parishes, persons privileged, and other by the law of the church only except.
First, that no man within the kinges realme or other his domynions, subiect to his highnes, hereafter presume to preach, teache, or informe any thing openly or priuily, or cōpile and write anye booke, or hold, exercise, or kepe any assembles or schooles, in any maner of wise, contrary to the Catholike faith, or determinatyon of holy church, nor that any person within this his sayd realme & domininions, do presume to preach openly or secretly, withoute they haue first obtained licēce of the Bishop of the diocesse, where they entend to preach, curates in their parishes, persons priuiledged, and other by the law of the church onely except.
Also that no man wittingly hereafter favour, support, or maintain any person, which preacheth in form aforesaid, or maketh any such or like conventicles and assembles, holdeth or exerciseth any schools, maketh, writeth, or publisheth any such book, teacheth, informeth, or stirreth the people or any of them, in any manner of form to the said errors. Moreover, that all & every person and persons having any books or writings of any such errors, erroneous doctrine and opinion, do deliver or cause to be delivered effectually and actually, all and every such books and writings, to the Bishops of the diocese, or to the ordinary of the place, within 15 days after this proclamation pronounced. And in case any person or persons, of what estate, condition, or degree soever they be, do or attempt any thing contrary to this Act and proclamation, or do not deliver or cause to be delivered such books, within the time aforesaid, that every bishop in his diocese, or ordinary, shall cause that person or persons, and every of them to be arrested in that behalf defamed or evidently suspected, and detain & keep them under safe custody in their persons,