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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 penalty of the last v. Articles.
And as touching the other v. articles following, the penalty devised for them, was this:1 That every such person or persons, which do preach, teach, obstinately affirm, uphold, maintain or defend, after the 12. day of July, the said year any thing contrary to the same, or if any being in orders or after a vow advisedly made did marry, or make marriage, or contract matrimony, in so doing should be adjudged as felons, and lose both life, and forfeit goods, as in case of felony, without any benefit of the clergy, or privilege of the Church or of Sanctuary &c.
And as touching the other v. articles folowing, the penalty deuised for them, was this:1 That euery such person or persons, which do preach, teach, obstinately affirme, vphold, mainteine or defend, after the 12. day of Iuly, the sayd yeare any thing contrary to the same, or if any being in orders or after a vow aduisedly made did mary, or make mariage, or contract matrimony, in so doing should be adiudged as felones, and lose both life, and forfeit goodes, as in case of felony, without any benefite of the clergye, or priuiledge of the Church or of Sanctuary &c.
- 1The penalties of the last 5. articles.
Item, that every such person or persons, which after the day aforesaid, by word, writing, printing, ciphering, or otherwise, did publish, declare, or hold opinion contrary to the 5. articles above expressed, being for any such offence duly convict or attainted, for the first time, besides the forfeit of all his goods and cattle and possessions what so ever, should suffer imprisonment of his body at the kings pleasure: & for the second time, being accused, presented, & thereof convict, should suffer, as in case aforesaid of felony.