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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 if there should chance any lewd or light fellows to make any routes or riots, or unlawful assemblies, any seditious meetings,1 uproars, or uprisings in any place by the seditious and devilish motion of some privy Traitors, that you and they appease them at the first, and apprehend the first authors and causers thereof, and certify us with speed. The lightness of the rude and ignorant people must be repressed and ordered by your gravity & wisdom. And here you may not (if any such thing chance) dissemble with those such lewd men, and hide your selves, for it shall be required of you if such misorder be, and surely without your aid and help, or your dissembling, such misorder can not be. Nor we do not say that we fear any such thing or that there is any such thing likely to chance: but we give you warning before, least it should chance.
And if there should chaunce any lewd or light fellowes to make any routes or riotes, or vnlawfull assemblies, any seditious meetings,1 vprores, or vprisings in any place by the seditious and diuelish motion of some priuy Traitors, that you and they appease them at the first, and apprehend the first authors and causers thereof, and certifie vs with speed. The lightnes of the rude and ignorant people must be represt and ordered by your grauitie & wisedome. And here you may not (if any such thing chance) dissemble with those such lewd men, and hide your selues, for it shall be required of you if such misorder be, and surely without your ayde and helpe, or your dissembling, such misorder can not be. Nor we do not say that we feare any such thing or that there is any such thing likely to chaunce: but we geue you warning before, least it should chaunce.
- 1Provision against privy conspiracy & rebellion.Prouisiō against priuy conspiracy & rebellion.