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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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And also to enquire, hear, and determine all and singular enormities, disturbances, misbehaviours, and negligences committed in any Church, Chapel, or other hallowed place within this Realm,1 and also for and concerning the taking away or withholding any lands, tenements, goods, ornaments, stocks of money, or other things belonging to every of the same Churches & Chapels, and all accounts and reckonings concerning the same.
And also to enquire, heare, and determine all and singular enormities, disturbances, misbehauiours, and negligences committed in any Church, Chappell, or other halowed place within this Realme,1 and also for and concerning the taking away or withholding any landes, tenementes, goodes, ornamentes, stockes of money, or other thinges belonging to euery of the same Churches & Chapels, and all accountes and reckoninges concernyng the same.
- 1Enormities or misbehaviours.Enormities or misbehauiours.
And also to enquire and search out all such persons as obstinately do refuse to receive the blessed sacrament of the altar, to hear mass, or come to their parish Churches, or other convenient places appointed for divine service, and all such as refuse to go on Procession,1 to take holy bread, or holy water, or otherwise do misuse themselves in any church or other hallowed place, wheresoever any of the same offences have been, or hereafter shall be committed within this our said Realm.
And also to enquyre and search out all such persons as obstinately do refuse to receiue the blessed sacrament of the aultar, to heare masse, or come to their parish Churches, or other conuenient places appoynted for diuine seruice, and all such as refuse to go on Procession,