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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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Pope Julius seeing the strangeness of the dishes, commanded by and by his Cardinal to take the assay. Who in tasting thereof, liked it so well, and so likewise the Pope after him, that knowing of them what their suits were, and requiring them to make known the making of that meat, he incontinent without any more ado, stamped both their pardons,1 as well the greater as the lesser.
Pope Iulius seing the straungenes of the dishes, commaunded by and by his Cardinall to take the assay. Who in tasting thereof, liked it so wel, and so likewise the Pope after him, that knowing of them what their sutes were, and requiring them to make knowen the making of that meate, he incontinent without any more adoe, stamped both their pardons,1 as well the greater as the lesser.
- 1Boston pardons obtained at Rome.Boston pardons obtayned at Rome.
And thus was the jolly pardons of the Town of Boston obtained as you have heard, for the maintenance of their decayed port. The copy of which Pardons (which I have in my hands) briefly comprehended, cometh to this effect: That all the brethren and sisters of the gild of our Lady in S. Botulphes church at Boston,1 should have free licence to choose for their confessor or ghostly father, whom they would, either secular Priest, or religious person, to assoil them plenarily from all their sins, except only in cases reserved to the Pope.
And thus was the iolye pardons of the Towne of Boston obteyned as you haue heard, for the maintenaunce of their decayed porte. The copie of which Pardons (which I haue in my handes) briefly comprehended, commeth to this effect: That all the brethren and sisters of the gylde of our Lady in S. Botulphes church at Boston,