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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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Notwithstanding if some be so waywardly minded (as in a multitude all are not one mans children, & therefore unlike of intent) that they will needs proceed and follow the law, they shall be heard to speak their matters in open court, and taught as the matter is most like to succeed, counselled ⟨p. 1119⟩with new exhortation to stop their process. If they will not be persuaded, & then the Judges seeing the matter so ambiguous that they cannot give perfect sentence therein,1 except by virtue of an oath made by one of the parties, they be first better certified. Then will they show the same before the suitors, declaring what a chargeful thing it is to give a solemn oath for love of winning some worldly profit: & how (unless such as shall make it, nor the better ware to eschew the same) they shall (beside an evil ensample giving to a multitude) work themselves happily shame or dishonesty.
Notwithstanding if some be so weiwardly minded (as in a multitude al are not one mans children, & therfore vnlike of intent) that they will needes proceede and follow ye law, they shal be heard to speak their matters in opē court, and taught as the matter is most like to succeede, counsailed ⟨p. 1119⟩with new exhortation to stoppe their processe. If they will not be perswaded, & then the Iudges seeing the matter so ambiguous yt they cannot giue perfect sentence therin,1 except by vertue of an othe made by one of the parties, they be first better certified. Then wil they shew the same before the suters, declaring what a chargeful thing it is to giue a solēne oth for loue of winning some worldly profit: & how (vnlesse such as shal make it, ne ye better ware to eschew the same) they shal (beside an euil ensāple giuing to a multitude) work thēselues happily shame or dishonesty.
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