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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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Other qualifications of the act of the six Articles.
Other qualifications of the acte of the sixe Articles.
After this Parliament moreover followed an other parliament. an. 1545. wherein other qualifications▪ more special of the six articles were provided: That where as before the cruel statute of the six articles was so strait, that if any of the kings subjects had been complained of by any manner of person, as well being his enemy, as otherwise, he should be indicted presently upon the same, without any further examination or knowledge given to the party so accused, & so thereupon to be attached, committed, and in fine to be condemned: it was therefore by this parliament provided, that all such presentments and indictments should not be brought before the Commissioners, otherwise then by the oaths of xij. men or moe, of honesty and credit, with out corruption or malice accordingly.
AFter this Parliament moreouer folowed an other parliament. an. 1545. wherein other qualifications▪ more speciall of the sixe articles were prouided: That where as before the cruell statute of the sixe articles was so strayt, yt if any of the kinges subiectes had bene cōplayned of by any maner of person, as wel being his enemy, as otherwise, he should be indicted presently vpon the same, without anye further examination or knowledge geuē to the party so accused, & so thereupon to be attached, committed, and in fine to be condemned: it was therfore by this parliamēt prouided, that all such presentmentes and indictmentes shoulde not be brought before the Commissioners, otherwise then by the othes of xij. men or moe, of honesty and credit, with out corruption or malice accordingly.