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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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Wherefore we David by the title of S. Steven in mount Celio, Prelate and Cardinal of the holy church of Rome, Archbishop of S. Andrews, primate of the whole kingdom of Scotland, & borne Legate of the Apostolic Sea, sitting after the manner of Judges in our tribunal seat, the most holy Gospels of God being laid before us, ⟨p. 1266⟩that our judgement might proceed from the face of God, and our eyes might behold and look upon equity and justice, having only God, the verity and truth of the Catholic faith before our eyes, his holy name being first of all called upon, having as is beforesayde hereupon holden a counsel of wise men, as well divines as lawyers, we pronounce, declare, decree, determine, and give sentence, that the said Sir John Borthwike called captain Borthwike, being suspected, infamed, and accused of the errors and heresies before said, and wicked doctrines manifoldly condemned, as is aforesaid, & by lawful proves against him, in every of the premisses had, being convict and lawfully cited and called, not appearing but as a fugitive, run away, and absent, even as though he were present, to be an heretic, and is, and hath been convict as an heretic. And as a convict heretic and heresiarch to be punished and chastened with due punishment, and afterward to be delivered and left unto the secular power. Moreover, we confiscate and make forfeit, and by these presents declare and decree to be confiscated and made forfeit, all and singular his goods, mooveables and unmooveables, how so ever, and by what so ever title they be gotten, and in what place or party so ever they be, and all his offices what so ever he hath hitherto had, reserving notwithstanding the dowry and such part and portion o• his goods,1 as by the law, custom and right of this Realm unto parsons confiscate, ought to appertain. Also we decree that the picture of the said John Borthwike being formed, made, and painted to his likeness, be carried through this our city to our Cathedral church, and afterward to the market cross of the same city, and there in token of malediction and curse, and to the terror and example of others, and for a perpetual remembrance of his obstinacy, and condemnation to be burned. Likewise we declare and Decree, that notwithstanding, if the said I.
Wherfore we Dauid by the title of S. Steuen in moūt Celio, Prelate and Cardinall of the holy church of Rome, Archbishop of S. Andrews, primate of the whole kingdō of Scotland, & borne Legate of the Apostolike Sea, sittyng after the manner of Iudges in our tribunall seate, the most holye Gospels of God beyng layed before vs,