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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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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,2 shall receive the said persons and every of them, and put them to further execution, according to the laws of this realm.
Also, if any person within this his realme of England or other his dominions▪ be by sentence iudicial conuicted of the said preaching and doctrines prohibited, erroneous opinions, schooles & informations or any of them, and before the Bishop, or his Commissary do abiure, according to the fourme of the lawes of holye churche, the foresaid erroneous sectes, doctrines, schooles,1 or informatiōs, or els be pronounced by the bishops or their cōmissaries after their abiuration by thē before made, to bee relapsed, so that after the lawes of holy church, they ought to be relinquished to the iurisdiction secular (wherin faith is to be geuen to the Bysh. or his Cōmissaries in that behalf) then the Shiriffe of the Coūtie, Maior, Shirifes, or Maior and Baylifes of the same citie, towne or borough▪ next vnto the said Bishop or Commissaries shalbee personally present in the sentence geuing, by the said Bishop or Cō missaries thereunto required, and after the said sentence geuē,