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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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Whilst the said B. of Winchester was now remaining beyond the seas, about the affairs aforesaid, the kings majesty and the said Archbishop, having conference together for reformation of some superstitious enormities in the Church: amongst other things, the king determined forthwith ⟨p. 1245⟩to pull down the Roods in every church,1 and to suppress the accustomed ringing on Alhalow night, with a few such like vain ceremonies: And therefore, when the said Archb. taking his leave of the king, to go into Kent his diocese, his highness willed him to remember that he should cause 2. letters to be devised: for me (quoth the King) to be signed, the one to be directed unto you my Lord, and the other unto the Archbishop of York, wherein I will command you both to send forth your precepts unto all other Bishops within your provinces,2 to see those enormities and Ceremonies reformed undelaidly that we have communed off.
Whilest the sayde B. of Winchester was nowe remaining beyond the seas, about the affaires aforsaide, ye kings maiesty and the saide Archbishop, hauing conference together for reformatiō of some superstitious enormities in the Church: amongst other things, the king determined forthwith ⟨p. 1245⟩to pull downe the Roodes in euery churche,1 and to suppresse the accustomed ringing on Alhalow night, wyth a few such like vaine ceremonies: And therefore, when the said Archb. taking his leaue of the king, to go into Kent his dioces, his highnes willed him to remember that he shuld cause 2. letters to be deuised: for me (quoth the King) to be signed, the one to be directed vnto you my Lorde, and the other vnto the Archbishop of Yorke, wherein I will commaund you both to send forth your precepts vnto all other Byshops wythin your prouinces,2 to see those enormities and Ceremonies reformed vndelaidly that we haue communed off.