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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 › ¶Injunctions exhibited. an. 1538.Book 8 › ¶Iniunctions exhibited. ann. 1538.
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.
Item, that you and every Parson, Vicar, or Curate, within this diocese, shall for every Church keep one book of Register,1 wherein ye shall write the day and year of every wedding, christening, & burying, made within your parish for your time, & so for every man succeeding you likewise & also therein set every persons name that shall be so wedded, christened or buried, & for the safe keeping of the same book, the parish shall be bound to provide of their common charges, one sure coffer with ij. locks and keys, whereof the one to remain with you, and the other with the Wardens of every such parish wherein the said book shall be laid up: Which book ye shall every Sunday take forth, and in the presence of the said Wardens, or one of them, write and record in the same, all the weddings, christenings, and buriengs, made the whole week before, and that done, to lay up the said book in the said coffer as afore, and for every time the same shall be omitted, the party that shall be in the fault thereof, shall forfeit to the said Church three shillings four pence, to be employed on the reparation of the same Church.
Item, that you and euery Parson, Uicar, or Curate, within this diocesse, shall for euery Church keep one booke of Register,1 wherein ye shall write the day and yeare of euery wedding, christening, & burieng, made within your parish for your time, & so for euery man succeding you likewise & also therin set euery persons name that shall be so wedded, christined or buried, & for the safe keeping of the same booke, the parish shall be bounde to prouide of theyr common charges, one sure coffer with ij. lockes and keies, whereof the one to remaine with you, and the other wyth the Wardens of euery such parish wherein the sayd booke shall be layd vp: Which booke ye shall euery Sonday take foorth, and in the presence of the saide Wardens, or one of them, write and record in the same, al the weddings, christnings, and buriengs, made the whole weeke before, and that done, to lay vp the sayd booke in the sayde coffer as afore, and for euery time the same shall be omitted, the partie that shall be in the fault thereof, shall forfaite to the sayd Church three shillings foure pence, to be employed on the reparation of the same Church.
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