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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 the said Lord Lieutenant, and other Princes & degrees of the Empire make earnest petition, that the Popes holiness will with a fatherly consideration expend the premisses, and surcease hereafter to require such Annates,1 which are accustomed after the death of bishops and other prelates, or ecclesiastical persons, to be paid to the court of Rome, and suffer them to remain to the chamber of the Empire, whereby justice & peace may be more commodiously administered, the tranquility of the public state of Germany maintained, and also by the same, due helps may be ordained and disposed to other Christen potentates in Germany, against the Turk, which otherwise without the same, is not to be hoped for.
Wherefore the said Lord Lieutenant, and other Princes & degrees of the Empire make earnest petition, that the Popes holines wil with a fatherly consideration expend the premisses, and surcease hereafter to require such Annates,1 which are accustomed after the death of bishops and other prelats, or ecclesiasticall persons, to be payd to the court of Rome, and suffer them to remaine to the chamber of the Empire, whereby iustice & peace may be more cōmodiously administred, the tranquilitie of the publike state of Germanie mainteined, and also by the same, due helpes may be ordeined and disposed to other Christen potentates in Germanie, agaynst the Turke, which otherwise without the same, is not to be hoped for.
- 1Annates is a certain portion of money wont to be paid to the court of Rome, one of the one years fruits, at the vacation of an ecclesiastical living.Annates is a certaine portion of money wont to be paide to the court of Rome, one of the one yeares fruites, at the vacation of an ecclesiasticall lyuing.
Item, whereas the Popes holiness desireth to be informed what way were best to take, in resisting these errors of the Lutherians: to this the Lord Lieutenant, with other Princes add nobles do answer, that whatsoever help or counsel they can devise, with willing harts they will be ready thereunto. Seeing therefore the state, aswell ecclesiastical, as temporal, is far out of frame, and have so much corrupted their ways, and seeing not only of Luther's part, and of his sect, but also by divers other occasions besides, so many errors, abuses, & corruptions, have crept in: much requisite and necessary it is, that some effectual remedy be provided, as well for redress of the church, as also for repressing of the Turks tyranny. Now what more present or effectual remedy can be had, the Lord Lieutenant, with other estates and princes do not see, then this, that the Popes holiness,