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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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Furthermore, this Prior obtained letters from the 48. Presidents unto the parish priest, commanding him under great penalty, that he should put the Monk out of his house, and command him to depart without preaching. With these letters he came speedily unto Meldorphe,1 and delivered the letters overnight unto the parish Priest, trusting that by their threatenings and commandment, the said Henry should be feared from preaching, diligently watching whether he did preach or not.
Furthermore, this Prior obteined letters from the 48. Presidents vnto the parish priest, commanding him vnder great penaltie, that he shoulde put the Monke out of his house, and commaunde him to depart without preaching. With these letters he came speedily vnto Meldorphe,1 and deliuered the letters ouernight vnto the parish Priest, trusting that by their threatnings and commandement, the sayd Henry should be feared from preaching, diligently watching whether he did preach or not.
- 1Nicolas Boys parish priest of Meldorph commanded to put away Henry.Nicolas Boyes parish priest of Meldorph commaūded to put away Henry.
When as the parish priest had read over the letters, he marvelled not a little at that proud commandment, for that it had not been heard of before, that the xlviij. Presidents should meddle with Ecclesiastical matters, and that it had been of long time used, that the ruling thereof should be in the hands of the parish priest: and long time before it was decreed by the whole province, and customably used, that in every church the parish priest should have free liberty to receive or put out the preacher. These letters the parish priest delivered unto Henry: which when he had diligently looked over, he answered, that for so much as he was come, being sent for by the whole congregation to preach the Gospel of Christ, he would satisfy that vocation, because he saw it would be acceptable unto the whole congregation, and that he ought rather to obey the word of God, then man: Also that if it pleased God that he should lose his life in Diethmar, there was as near a way to heaven,