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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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Therefore in Almain, they have made of late (as I have hard say by credible persons▪ which have come from thence) many notable ordinances for the common wealth within a while, & amongest other this is one: If a man be set for to enter plea against another in any town, the Peers thereof afore whom all actions are used to be debated, hearing such a plea entered, shall call the parties privately together, before they come into any open Court. And the matter examined, they shall exhort them to let the plea cease without further process, showing them the great damage both godly and worldly, coming of waging the law, and the great cast and commodity, that is in agreement and concord.1 Which exhortation they use to show with so great gravity, and fatherly love (such wonders are wrought where the Gospel hath free passage that very few will commence plea.2 And though any plea be commenced, through such sage admonition it falleth lightly to sequestration and arbitrement of neighbours, who do set the suitors at unity, ere the matter do came to discussion in open Court.
Therfore in Almaine, they haue made of late (as I haue hard say by credible persōs▪ which haue come from thence) many notable ordinances for the cōmon wealth within a while, & amongest other this is one: If a man be set for to enter plea against another in any town, the Peeres therof afore whom al actions are vsed to be debated, hearing such a plea entred, shal cal the parties priuately together, before they come into any open Court. And the matter examined, they shal exhort them to let the plea ceasse without further processe, shewing them ye great dammage both godly and worldly, comming of waging the law, and the great cast and commoditie, that is in agreement and concord.1 Which exhortation they vse to shew with so great grauity, and fatherly loue (such wonders are wrought where the Gospell hath free passage that very few will commence plea.2 And though any plea be commēced, through such sage admonition it falleth lightly to sequestration and arbitrement of neighbours, who do set the suters at vnitie, ere the matter do came to discussion in open Court.