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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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In the mean while as Pope Nicolas and Hildebrand were busy at Rome, so Lanfranc Archb. of Canterbury likewise was doing here in England about the same matter, although he began not altogether so roughly as Pope Hildebrand did, for so it appeared by his Council holden at Winchester: where though he inhibited such as were Prebendaries of cathedral churches to have wives, yet did he permit in his Decree,1 that such Priests as dwelt in towns and villages, having wives, should retain them still, and not to be compelled to be separate from them: and they which had none, should be inhibited to have: enjoining moreover the Bishops thus, to foresee hereafter, that they presumed not to admit into order, any priests or Deacons, unless they should first make a solemn profession to have no wives.
In the meane while as Pope Nicolas and Hildebrand were busie at Rome, so Lanfranke Archb. of Canterbury likewise was doing here in England about the same matter, although he began not altogither so roughlie as Pope Hildebrand did, for so it appeared by his Councell holden at Winchester: where though he inhibited such as were Prebendaries of cathedrall churches to haue wiues, yet did he permit in his Decree,1 that such Priests as dwelt in townes and villages, hauing wiues, should reteine them still, and not to be compelled to be separate from them: and they which had none, should be inhibited to haue: enioyning moreouer the Bishops thus, to foresee hereafter, that they presumed not to admit into order, any priests or Deacons, vnlesse they should first make a solemne profession to haue no wiues.
- 1Lanfrancks law for Priests not to marye.Lanfrancks law for Priestes not to marye.
The words of the Council be these: Decretumque est, ut nullus Canonicus uxorem habeat, sacerdotum verò in castellis & in vicis habitantium habentes uxores,