A67927:5151
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 2] 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 2] 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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These persons thus appointed (in the mean while as the visitors were addressing themselves to their journey) sent their letters with the Cardinals Citation before doctor Andrew Perne,1 Uicechancellor then of Cambridge, with the other Commissioners associate, commanding him to warn all the Graduates of the University in their name, to be in a readiness against the 11. day of January, betwixt 8. and 10. of the clock, in the church of S. Mary the virgin: willing him especially to be there him self in presence, and also to set forward all the residue, to whose charge it belonged, that they should search out all Statutes, Books, Privileges, and Monuments appertaining to the University, or to any of the Colleges, or finally to any of themselves, and these to present the same before them at the day appointed, and every man to appear there personally: for they would not fail, but be there at the same time, to lay before them such things as should seem necessary to this charge of reforming the university, and further to give charge of all such things as should seem most for the profit & behove of the same, together with such things as were to be done on their part, according as should seem most agreeable to the Decrees of the Canon law.
These persones thus appoynted (in the meane while as the visitors were addressing themselues to their iourney) sent their letters with the Cardinals Citation before doctor Andrew Perne,1 Uicechācellor then of Cambridge, with the other Commissioners associate, commāding him to warne all the Graduates of the Uniuersitie in theyr name, to be in a readinesse against the 11. day of Ianuarie, betwixt 8. and 10. of the clocke, in the churche of S. Marye the virgin: willing him especially to be there hym selfe in presence, and also to sette forward all the residue, to whose charge it belonged, yt they should search out all Statutes, Bookes, Priuiledges, and Monuments appertaining to the Uniuersitie, or to any of the Colledges, or finally to any of thēselues, and these to present the same before them at the day appoynted, and euery mā to appeare there personally: for they woulde not faile, but be there at the same time, to lay before them such things as should seme necessary to this charge of reforming ye vniuersitye, and further to geue charge of all such things as should seeme most for the profit & behoue of the same, together with such thyngs as were to be done on theyr parte, accordinge as shoulde seeme most agreeable to the Decrees of the Canon lawe.