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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 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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After the formal solemnity of these things thus accomplished, the commission being red, and the citation exhibited, all the masters of houses being openly cited, every man for a while departed home to his own house, with commandment to be at the common schools of the said university at one of the clock the same day.1 When the degrees of the university, commonly called Regents & non Regents, were assembled thither, they spent the rest of the day in reading over of Charters, granted to the University by kings and princes, in searching out of bulls & pardons from the pope, & in perusing of other Monuments pertaining to the University.
After the formal solemnity of these things thus accomplished, the commission being red, and the citation exhibited, al the masters of houses being openly cited, euery mā for a while departed home to his owne house, wyth commandement to be at the common schooles of the sayd vniuersity at one of the clock the same day.1 When the degrees of the vniuersitye, commonly called Regents & non Regents, were assembled thither, they spent the rest of ye daye in reading ouer of Charters, graunted to the Uniuersity by kings and princes, in searching out of bulles & pardons from the pope, & in perusing of other Monuments pertaining to the Uniuersitie.
- 1Inquisition at the common schools.Inquisition at the common schooles.
The next day following, being the 12. of Janu. they resorted to the kings College to make Inquisition,1 either because the same for the worthiness thereof was chief and sovereign of all the residue, or else because that that house especially before all others, had been counted, time out of mind, never to be without an heretic (as they term them) or twain. And at that present time, albeit that many now alate had withdrawn themselves from thence, yet they judged there were some remaining still. The order and manner how they would be entertained of every College, when they should come to make Inquisition,