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.…

Name: Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…
Author: John Foxe

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.

John Foxe 1516–1587London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583

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Book 8 › A Proclamation for the abolishing of English books, after the deat…: A Proclamation for the abolishing of English books, after the death of Anne Askew, set…Book 8 › A Proclamation for the abolishing of English bookes, after the deat…: A Proclamation for the abolishing of English bookes, after the death of Anne Askew, set…

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And to the intent that no man shall mistrust any danger of such penal statutes as be passed in this behalf, for the keeping of the said books, the kings Majesty is most graciously contented by this proclamation, ¹to pardon that offence to the said time appointed, by this proclamation for the delivery of the said books and commandeth that no Bishop, Chancellor, Commissary, Major, Bailiff, Sheriff, or Constable, shall be curious to mark who bringeth forth such books, but only order, & burn them openly, as is in this proclamation ordered. And if any man after the last day of August next coming, shall have any of the said books in his keeping, or be proved, and convinced by sufficient witness before 4. of the kings most honourable counsel, to have hidden them, or used them, or any copy of any of them, or any part of them, whereby it should appear that he willingly hath offended the true meaning of this proclamation, the same shall not only suffer imprisonment and punishment of his body at the kings majesties will and pleasure, ²but also shall make such fine and ransom to his highness for the same, as by his Majesty or 4. of his graces said counsel shall be determined. &c.

And to the intent that no man shall mistrust any daunger of such penall statutes as be passed in this behalfe, for the keeping of the sayd bookes, the kings Maiestie is most graciously contented by this proclamation, ¹to pardon that offence to the sayd time appoynted, by this proclamation for the deliuery of the said bokes and commaundeth that no Bishoppe, Chauncellor, Commissarie, Maior, Bailiffe, Shiriffe, or Constable, shall be curious to marke who bringeth foorth such bookes, but only order, & burne them openly, as is in this proclamation ordered. And if any man after the last day of August next comming, shall haue any of the sayde bookes in his keeping, or be proued, and conuinced by sufficient witnesse before 4. of the kings most honourable counsail, to haue hidden thē, or vsed thē, or any copy of any of them, or any parte of thē, wherby it shuld appeare that he willingly hath offēded the true meaning of this proclamation, the same shall not onely suffer imprisonment and punishment of his body at the kings maiesties will and pleasure, ²

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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.…

A public Instrument by the Bishops, for the abolishing of the Scripture, and other books to be […] English.

A publike Instrument by the Byshops, for the abolishing of the Scripture, and other bookes to be 〈…〉 English.

Heresies and errors collected by the Bishops out of the book of Tyndall, named the wicked Mammon with the places of the book annexed to the same,¹ out of which every Article is collected.

Heresies and errours collected by the Byshops out of the booke of Tyndall, named the wicked Mammon with the places of the booke annexed to the same,¹ oute of which euery Article is collected.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36