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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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And further, that learning and knowledge might be the better maintained, it was also ordained herein, that every beneficed person that inought yearly dispend twenty pounds or upward (and not resident upon their cures) should pay towards the relief of the poor within their parishes every year, the forty part of their fruits and profits: & likewise that every such as might dispend one hundred pounds yearly or more, should for every hundred pound give a competent exhibition unto some poor scholar within one of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge or else in some other grammar school of the realm.
And further, that learning and knowledge might be ye better mayntayned, it was also ordeined herein, that euery beneficed persō yt inought yerely dispend twenty poū des or vpward (and not resident vpon their cures) should pay towardes the reliefe of the poore within theyr parishes euery yeare, the fourty part of theyr fruites and profites: & likewise that euery suche as might dispende one hundreth poundes yearely or more, should for euery hundreth poūd geue a competent exhibition vnto some poore scholer within one of the Uniuersityes of Oxford or Cambridge or els in some other grammer schole of the realme.
And also that every priest being under the degree of a Bachelor of Divinity should have of his own, one new Testament in English and Latin, with the Paraphrases of Erasmus upon the same, and should diligently read and study thereupon, and should collect and keep in memory all such comfortable places of the scripture, as do set forth the mercy, benefits, and goodness of almighty God towards all penitent & believing persons, that they might thereby con fort their flock in all danger of death,1 despair or trouble of conscience: and that therefore every bishop in their visitations should from time to time try and examine them how they had profited in these their studies.
And also that euery priest being vnder the degree of a Bacheler of Diuinity should haue of his owne, one newe Testament in English and Latine, with the Paraphrases of Erasmus vpon the same, and should diligētly read and study therupon, and should collect and keep in memory all such comfortable places of the scripture, as do set forth the mercy, benefites, and goodnes of almighty God towardes all penitent & beleuing persons, that they might therby cō fort theyr flock in al daūger of death,