A67926:2162
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
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Furthermore, if any person by the law of holy Church be convicted before the bishop of the diocese, or his Commissary in any case above expressed, that the said Bishop may keep in prison, the said person or persons so convicted, as it shall seem best to his discretion, after the grievousness or quality of the crime, and further, may set a fine to be paid to the behoof of the king, by the person or persons convicted, as it shall be thought convenient to the said Bishop having respect to the grievousness of the offence of the said person or persons the said fine to be certified by the Bishop, into the kings Exchequer, there to be levied to the kings use, except in such cases in which by the laws of holy church, the said persons convict of heresies, ought totally to be left to the secular jurisdiction.
Furthermore, if any person by the law of holy Church be cōuicted before the bishop of the dioces, or his Cōmissary in any case aboue expressed, that the said Bishop may kepe in prison, the sayd person or persons so conuicted, as it shal seeme best to his discretiō, after the greuousnes or qualitie of the crime, and further, may set a fine to be paid to the behoufe of the king, by the persō or persons conuicted, as it shalbee thought conuenient to the saide Byshop hauing respect to the greuousnes of the effence of the sayde persō or persōs the said fine to be certified by the Bishop, into the kings Eschequer, ther to be leuied to the kings vse, except in such cases in which by the lawes of holy church, the said persons conuict of heresies, ought totally to be left to the secular iurisdictiō.
Also, if any person within this his realm of England or other his dominions▪ be by sentence judicial convicted of the said preaching and doctrines prohibited, erroneous opinions, schools & informations or any of them, and before the Bishop, or his Commissary do abjure, according to the form of the laws of holy church, the foresaid erroneous sects, doctrines, schools,1 or informations, or else be pronounced by the bishops or their commissaries after their abjuration by them before made, to be relapsed, so that after the laws of holy church, they ought to be relinquished to the jurisdiction secular (wherein faith is to be given to the Bysh. or his Commissaries in that behalf) then the Sheriff of the County, Major, Sheriffs, or Major and Bailiffs of the same city, town or borough next unto the said Bishop or Commissaries shall be personally present in the sentence giving, by the said Bishop or Commissaries thereunto required, and after the said sentence given,