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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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Book 8 › ¶The Kings Injunctions.Book 8 › ¶The Kings Iniunctions.
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.
First, that the feast of dedication of Churches, shall in all places through out this Realm,1 be celebrate and kept on the first Sunday of the month of October, for ever, and upon none other day.
First, that the feast of dedication of Churches, shall in all places through out this Realme,1 be celebrate and kept on the first Sonday of the moneth of October, for euer, and vpon none other day.
- 1Feasts of dedication to be kept all upon one day.Feastes of dedication to be kept al vpon one day.
Item, that the feast of the patron of every Church within this Realm, called commonly the Church holiday,1 shall not from henceforth be kept or observed as a holy day, as heretofore hath been used, but that it shall be lawful to all & singular persons resident or dwelling within this Realm, to go to their work, occupation or mystery, & the same truly to exercise and occupy upon the said feast, as upon any other work day: except the said feast of Church holy day be such as must be else universally observed and kept as a holiday by this ordinance following.
Item, that the feast of the patron of euerye Churche within this Realme, called commonly the Churche holyday,1 shall not frō hencefoorth be kept or obserued as a holy day, as heretofore hath bene vsed, but that it shal be lawful to all & singular persons resident or dwelling within thys Realme, to go to their worke, occupation or mistery, & the same truely to exercise and occupy vpon the sayde feast, as vpon any other worke day: except the saide feast of Church holy day bee suche as must bee else vniuersally obserued and kept as a holyday by this ordinance following.