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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 Commission for taking the oath of the Major of London, and others, for the execution of the Act aforesaid.
¶The Commission for takyng the othe of the Maior of London, and others, for the execution of the Acte aforesayd.
Henry the eight by the grace of God, king of England and of France, defender of the faith, Lord of Ireland, and in ⟨p. 1202⟩earth supreme head of the Church of England, unto the Reverend father in Christ Edmund Boner Bishop of London,1 and to his well-beloved the Bishops Chancellor, health. Know ye that we have given you jointly and severally power and authority to receive the oaths of William Roche Major of London, John Allen Knight, Raffe Warren Knight, Rich. Gresham Knight, Roger Chomley Knight, Sergeant at Law, John Gresham, Michael Dormer Archdeacon of London, the Bishops Commissary and Official, Robert Chidley, Guy Crayford, Edward Hall, Robert Broke, and John Morgan, and every of them our Commissioners for heresies and other offences done within our City of London, and Diocese of the same, according to the tenor of a certain schedule hereunto annexed. And therefore we command that you receive the oaths aforesaid, and when you have received them, to certify us into our Chancery under your Seals, returning this our writ. T. meipso▪ at Westminster the 29 of January in the 32. year of our reign.
HEnry the eight by the grace of God, kyng of England and of Fraunce, defender of the fayth, Lord of Ireland, and in ⟨p. 1202⟩earth supreme head of the Church of England, vnto the Reuerend father in Christ Edmund Boner Byshop of London,1