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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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But what needeth many arguments for the proof hereof? The Statutes and law books of this Realm are very full of them in divers and many places, besides the presidents, for the form of giving of benefices, whereof none are capable, but such as are spiritual men & of the Clergy, wherein they are not called or termed by any other title or term in the Latin tong,1 then Clerici, for the most part, not in the kings own grant or the Lord Chancellors, or any other subjects of his, as very well appeareth both by divers old written Presidents which have been showed unto me, & also by the forms of presentations collected & set forth for the instruction of such as are ignorant, or not very perfect in the order of them, in a Printed book called The book of sundry Instruments. In which form in the said book the words in the kings grant be these: Rex Reverendissimo in Christo. &c. ad Ecclesiam Parochialem de N. vestrae diocaesis modo per mortem ultimi incumbentis ibidem vacantem, & ad nostram donationem pleno jure spectantem, dilectum Capellanum nostrum A.B. Clericū, intuitu charitatis vobis praesentamus, & mandamus uti dictum A. Capellanum nostrum ad praefatam Ecclesiam admittere, eumque Rectorem eiusdem instituere, cum suis juribus. &c.
But what nedeth many arguments for the proufe hereof? The Statutes and law bookes of this Realme are very full of them in diuers and many places, besides the presidents, for the forme of geuing of benefices, whereof none are capable, but such as are spiritual men & of the Clergie, wherein they are not called or termed by any other title or terme in the Latin tong,1 then Clerici, for the most part, not in the kyngs owne graunt or the Lord Chauncellours, or any other subiectes of his, as very well appeareth both by diuers olde wrytten Presidents whych haue bene shewed vnto me, & also by the formes of presentations collected & set foorth for the instruction of such as are ignoraunt, or not very perfite in the order of them, in a Printed booke called The booke of sundrie Instrumentes. In whyche fourme in the sayd booke the words in the kings graunt be these: Rex Reuerendissimo in Christo. &c. ad Ecclesiam Parochialem de N. vestrae diocaesis modo per mortem vltimi incumbentis ibidem vacantem, & ad nostram donationem pleno iure spectantem, dilectum Capellanum nostrum A.B. Clericū, intuitu charitatis vobis praesentamus, & mandamus vti dictum A. Capellanum nostrum ad praefatam Ecclesiam admittere, eumque Rectorem eiusdem instituere, cum suis iuribus. &c.