A67927:5394
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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¶A bloody Commission given forth by King Philip and Queen Mary, to persecute the poor members of Christ.
¶A bloudy Commission geuen forth by King Philip and Queene Mary, to persecute the poore members of Christ.
Philip and Mary by the grace of God king & Queen of England.1 &c. To the right reverend Father in God our right trusty & well beloved Counsellor Thomas B. Ely, and to our right trusty & well beloved William Windsor knight, L. Windsor, Edw. North knight, L. North, and to our trusty & well beloved Counsellors, Jo. Bourn knight, one of our chief Secretaries, John Mordant knight, Frances Englefield knight, master of our Wards and Liveries, Edward Walgrave knight, Master of our great Wardrobe, Nicholas Hare knight,2 master of the Rolls, and our high Court of Chancery, & to our trusty and well beloved Tho. Pope knight, Roger Cholmley knight, Richard Read knight, Rowland Hill knight, William Rastall Sergeant at law, Henry Cole Clerk, Dean of Pauls, William Roper, & Rafe Cholmley, Esquires, William Cooke, Thomas Martin, John Story, & John Vaughan Doctors of Law, greeting.
PHilip and Mary by the grace of God king & Queene of England.1 &c. To the right reuerend Father in God our right trusty & welbeloued Counsellour Thomas B. Elye, and to our right trusty & welbeloued Williā Windsore knight, L. Winsore, Edw. North knight, L. North, and to our trusty & welbeloued Counsellours, Io. Bourn knight, one of our chiefe Secretaryes, Iohn Mordaunt knight, Frances Englefield knight, maister of our Wards and Liueries, Edward Walgraue knight, Mayster of our great Wardrobe, Nicholas Hare knight,