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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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Moreover the Justices of the kings Bench, Justices of peace,1 and Justices of Assize shall inquire at their Sessions and sittings, of all those that hold any errors or heresies, and who be their maintainers, receptors, favourers and supporters, common writers of books, as also of their sermons, schools, conventicles, congregations, confederacies.
Moreouer the Iustices of the kings Bench, Iustices of peace,1 and Iustices of Assise shal inquire at their Sessions and sittings, of all those that holde any errours or heresies, and who be their mayntainers, receptors, fauourers and supporters, common wryters of bookes, as also of their sermons, schooles, conuenticles, congregations, confederacies.
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Furthermore, if any person be indicted of any of the points abovesayd, the Justices of the peace have power to award against them Acapias, and the shrives be bound to arrest such persons so indicted, as soon as they may be found by themselves, or by their Officers. And forsomuch as cognisance of heresy, errors, and Lollardies, appertaineth to the Judge of holy church, and not to the Judge secular, the persons so indicted to be delivered to the bishops of the places or their Commissaries, by indenture between them to be made within x. days after their arrest, or sooner if it can be done, thereof to be acquit or convict by the laws of holy church, in case that those persons be not indicted of other things, whereof the knowledge appeareth to the Judges & Officers secular. In which case, after they be acquit and delivered afore the Justice secular, of those things pertaining to the Judge secular that they be conveyed in safeguard to ordinaries or their Commissaries, and to them to be delivered by Indentures (as is abovesaid) there to be acquit or convicted of the said heresies, errors and Lollardies, (as is abovesaide) after the laws of holy church. Provided that the Indictments be not taken in evidence, but for an information afore the Judges spiritual, against such indict, but that the Ordinaries commence their process against those indicts in the same manner as no indictment had been, having no regard to such indictments.