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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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Henry the 8. by the grace of God, king of England & of France Lord of Ireland, defender of the faith: to all Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs and Constables, and to all other our Officers, Ministers, and Subjects, these our letters hearing or seeing, and to every of them greeting. For as much as the right reverend father in God our trusty and right well beloved Counsellor the Bishop of Lincoln, hath now within his Diocese no small number of heretics, as it is thought to his no little discomfort and heaviness: We therefore being in will and mind safely to provide for the said right reverend father in God and his officers: that they ne none of them, shall bodily be hurt or damaged hy any of the said heretics or their fautors,1 in the executing and ministering of Justice unto the said heretics accordingly to the laws of holy church: do straitly charge and command you and every of you, as ye tender our hie displeasure, to be aiding, helping and assisting the said right reverend Father in God, and his said officers in the executing of Justice in the premisses, as they or any of them shall require you so to do, not failing to accomplish our commandment & pleasure in the premisses, as ye intend to please us, and will answer to the contrary, at your uttermost perils. Given under our signet at our castle of Windsor the 20. day of October the 13. year of our reign.
HEnry the 8. by the grace of God, king of England & of Fraūce Lord of Ireland, defender of the fayth: to all Mayors, Shyriffes, Bayliffes and Constables, and to all other our Officers, Ministers, and Subiectes, these our letters hearing or seeing, and to euery of them greeting. For as muche as the right reuerend father in God our trusty and right welbeloued Counsellour the Bishop of Lyncolne, hath now within his Dioces no small number of hereticks, as it is thought to his no little discomfort and heauines: We therfore being in will and minde safely to prouide for the sayde right reuerend father in God and his officers: that they ne none of thē, shall bodily be hurt or damaged hy any of the sayde heretickes or theyr fautours,1 in the executing and ministring of Iustice vnto the sayd hereticks accordingly to the lawes of holy church: do straitly charge and commaund you and euery of you, as ye tender our hie displeasure, to be ayding, helping and assisting the sayd right reuerend Father in God, and his sayde officers in the executing of Iustice in the premisses, as they or any of them shal require you so to do, not fayling to accomplishe our commandement & pleasure in the premisses, as ye entend to please vs, and will aunswere to the contrary, at your vttermost perils. Yeuen vnder our signet at our castle of Wyndsour the 20. day of October the 13. yeare of our raign.