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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.
Also that all those feasts or holidays, which shall happen to fall or occur either in the harvest time, which is to be counted from the first day of July,1 unto the xxix. day of September, or else in the term time at Westminster, shall not be kept, or observed from henceforth as holidays, but that it may be lawful for every man to go to his work or occupation upon the same, as upon any other work day: except always the feasts of the Apostles, of the blessed Virgin, and of Saint George: and also such feasts as wherein the Kings highness Judges at Westminster do not use to sit in Judgement. All which shall be kept holy and solemn of every man, as in time past, have been accustomed: Provided always, that it may be lawful unto all Priests and Clerks, as well secular as regular, in the foresaid holidays now abrogate, to sing or say their accustomed service for those holidays, in their Churches: so as they do not the same solemnly, nor do ring to the same after the manner used in high holidays, nor do command, or indict the same to be kept or observed as holidays.
Also that all those feastes or holydayes, which shall happen to fall or occurre either in the haruest tyme, whiche is to be counted from the first daye of Iuly,1 vnto the xxix. day of September, or else in the tearme time at Westminster, shall not be kept, or obserued frō hencefoorth as holydaies, but that it may be lawfull for euery man to go to his work or occupation vpon the same, as vppon any other worke day: except alwaies the feastes of the Apostles, of the blessed Uirgin, and of Saint George: and also such feastes as wherein the Kings highnes Iudges at Westminster doe not vse to sit in Iudgement. All whiche shall be kept holy and solemne of euery man, as in time past, haue bene accustomed: Prouided alwaies, that it may be lawfull vnto all Priestes and Clerkes, as well secular as regular, in the foresaid holydaies now abrogate, to sing or say their accustomed seruice for those holydayes, in their Churches: so as they do not the same solemnely, nor do ring to the same after the maner vsed in high holydayes, ne do commaund, or indict the same to be kept or obserued as holydayes.
- 1Holidays in the harvest time put down.