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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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Monday the xx. of November. 1531. In the Queer of the Cathedral Church of S. Paul before the said John Bishop of London judicially sitting,1 being assisted with John Abbot of Westminster, and Robert Abbot of Waltham, Nicholas Prior of Christs Church in London, these honourable Lords being also present, Henry Earle of Essex, Richard Grey, brother of the Marquess of Somerset, John Lambert Major of London, Richard Gresham and Edward Altam Sheriffs (the which Major and Shrives were required to be there present by the Bishop of London's letters hereafter written,2 and by virtue of a statute of king Henry the fourth king of England) also in the presence of divers Canons, the Chancellor, Official, and Archdeacon of London, with the Bishops Chaplains, and a great number both of the Clergy and Laity, Matthew Grefton the Register being also there present: M. Rich. Bayfild aliâs Somersam, was brought forth by Thomas Turnor the Aparator his keeper,3 in whose presence the transumpt of the Apostolic Bull of Pope Leo the x. upon the condemnation of Martin Luther and his adherents, was brought forth and showed, sealed with the seal of Thomas Wolsey late Legate de Latere, and subscribed with the sign and name of M. Robert Tuns, public Notary, and also the decree upon the condemnation of certain books brought in by him, sealed with the seal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and subscribed by three Notaries.
Monday the xx. of Nouember. 1531. In the Queere of the Cathedrall Church of S. Paul before the saide Iohn Byshop of London iudicially sitting,1 being assisted with Iohn Abbot of Westminster, and Robert Abbot of Waltham, Nicholas Prior of Christes Church in London, these honorable Lordes being also present, Henry Earle of Essex, Richard Gray, brother of the Marques of Somerset, Iohn Lambert Maior of London, Richard Gresham and Edward Altam Shrieffes (the which Maior and Shriues were required to be there present by the Byshop of Londons letters hereafter written,2 and by vertue of a statute of king Henry the fourth king of Englande) also in the presence of diuers Chanons, the Chauncellour, Officiall, and Archdeacon of London, with the Byshops Chaplaines, and a great number both of the Clergie and Laitie, Mathew Grefton the Register beyng also there present: M. Rich. Bayfild aliâs Somersam, was brought forth by Thomas Turnor the Aparator hys keeper,