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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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Item, that the Justices or inquirers of such presentments should have full power to alter and reform all panels of inquiry, returned before them, in like manner as the Justices of peace may do in their Sessions, upon any other inquiries-
Item, that the Iustices or inquirers of suche presentmentes should haue full power to alter and reforme all panelles of inquirie, returned before them, in like maner as the Iustices of peace may do in theyr Sessions, vpon any other inquiries-
Item, that the party so accused or indicted, upon his trial, may have all manner of challenges (peremptory only excepted) as other persons arraigned for felony may have, by the laws of this realm.
Item, that the party so accused or indicted, vppon his tryall, may haue all manner of chalenges (peremptory onely excepted) as other persons arraigned for felony may haue, by the lawes of this realme.
1By these qualifications & moderations of the 6. articles, it may appear that the king began somewhat to grow out of favour with Ste. Gardiner, & to discredit his doings, whereby he was the more forward to incline somewhat in furthering the desolate cause of religion, as may appear both by these premisses, & also by other provisions & determinations of the foresaid parliament. an. 1545. wherein it was decreed by act of parliament,2 that the king should have full power & authority to appoint 32. persons, to wit 16. of the clergy, & 16. of the temporalty, to peruse, oversee, & examine the Canons, constitutions & ordinances of the canon law, as well Provincial, as Synodal, & so, according to their discretions, to set & establish an order of ecclesiastical laws such as should be thought by the king and them convenient to be received and used within this realm. Which statute as it is most needful for the government of the Church of England: so would God it had been brought to perfection.