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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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The Bishops letter to the Abbot of Ensham.
MY loving brother, I recommend me heartily unto you: and where as I have, according to the law,1 put this bearer R.T. to perpetual penance within your monastery of Ensham, there to live as a penitent, and not otherwise, I pray you, and nevertheless, according unto the law, command you to receive him, & see ye order him there accordingly to his injunctions which he will show you, if ye require the same. As for his lodging, he will bring it with him. And his meat and drink, he may have such as ye give of your alms. And if he can so order himself by his labour within your house in your business, whereby he may deserve his meat and drink, so may you order him, as ye see convenient to his deserts, so that he pass not the precinct of your monastery. And thus fare you heartily well from my place &c.
MY louing brother, I recommend me hartely vnto you: and where as I haue, according to the lawe,1 put this bearer R.T. to perpetuall penaunce within your monastery of Ensham, there to liue as a penitent, and not otherwise, I pray you, and neuerthelesse, according vnto the law, cōmaund you to receiue him, & see ye order him there accordingly to his iniunctiōs which he wil shewe you, if ye require the same. As for his lodging, he will bring it with him. And his meat and drinke, he may haue such as ye geue of your almes. And if he can so order himselfe by his labour within your house in your busines, whereby he may deserue his meate and drinke, so may you order him, as ye see conuenient to hys desertes, so that he passe not the presynct of your monastery. And thus fare you hartely well from my place &c.
- 1The copy of the Bishops letter to the Abbot of Ensham.The copie of the Bishops letter to the Abbot of Ensham.