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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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Item, that none of the occupation of Printing shall within the Realm, print, utter, sell, or cause to be published any English books of Scripture,1 unless the same be first viewed, examined, and admitted by the kings highness, or one of his privy Council, or one Bishop with•• the Realm, whose name shall therein be expressed, upon pain of the kings most high displeasure, the loss of their goods and chattels, and prisonment, so long as it shall please the king.
Item, that none of the occupation of Printing shall within the Realme, print, vtter, sell, or cause to be published any Englishe bookes of Scripture,1 vnlesse the same be first viewed, examined, and admitted by the kings highnesse, or one of his priuy Counsell, or one Byshop with•• the Realme, whose name shall therin be expressed, vpon payne of the kinges most high displeasure, the losse of their goods and cattels, and prisonment, so lōg as it shall please the king.
- 1English books of scripture forbidden to be printed.Englishe bokes of scripture forbidden to be printed.
Item, those that be in any errors, as Sacramentaries,1 Anabaptists, or any other, or any that sell books, having such opinions in them, being once known, both the books and such persons shall be detected and disclosed immediately unto the kings Majesty, or one of his privy Council, to the intent to have it punished without favour, even with the extremity of the law.
Item, those that be in any errours, as Sacramentaries,