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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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After this was done, the king then proceeding farther, caused the rest of the spiritual Lords to be called by process into the kings bench to make their appearance,1 for so much as the whole Clergy of England, in supporting and maintaining the power Legative of the Cardinal,2 by the reason thereof were all entangled likewise in the Premunire, and therefore, were called into the kings bench, to answer. But before the day of their appearance, the Prelates together in their convocation, concluded among themselves an humble submission in writing, and offered the king for a subsidy or contribution, that he would be their good Lord and release them of the Premunire by Act of Parliament, first to be gathered in the province of Canterbury a C.M. pounds. And in the Province of York, xviij. hundred, and xl. pound x. pence. The which offer with much labour was accepted, and their pardon promised.3 In this submission the clergy called the king supreme head of the Church of England, which thing they never confessed before: whereupon many things followed, as after (God willing) ye shall hear.
After this was done, the king then proceeding farther, caused the rest of the spirituall Lordes to be called by proces into the kinges benche to make their appearaunce,1 for so much as the whole Clergie of Englande, in supporting and maintaining the power Legatiue of the Cardinall,2 by the reason thereof were all entangled likewise in the Premunire, and therefore, were called into the kings benche, to aunswere. But before the day of theyr appearaunce, the Prelates together in theyr conuocation, concluded among themselues an humble submission in wryting, and offered the king for a subsidie or contribution, that hee woulde be their good Lord and release them of the Premunire by Act of Parliament, first to be gathered in the prouince of Caunterbury a C.M. poundes. And in the Prouince of Yorke, xviij. hundreth, and xl. pound x. pence. The whyche offer with much labour was accepted, and their pardon promised.