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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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Nevertheless our will and pleasure is, that when, and as often as any person or persons, hereafter being called or convented before you, do obstinately persist or stand in any manner of heresy,1 or heretical opinion, that then ye or three of you do immediately take order, that the same person or persons, so standing or persisting, be delivered & committed to his Ordinary, there to be used according to the spiritual and ecclesiastical laws.
Neuertheles our will and pleasure is, that when, and as oftē as any person or persons, hereafter being called or conuented before you, do obstinatly persist or stand in any maner of heresy,1 or hereticall opinion, that then ye or three of you do immediately take order, that the same person or persons, so standing or persisting, be deliuered & committed to his Ordinary, there to be vsed according to the spirituall and ecclesiasticall lawes.
- 1Heretics to be committed to their Ordinary.Heretickes to be committed to their Ordinary.
And also we give unto you, or three of you, full power and authority,1 to enquire and search out all vagabonds, and masterless men, Barettours, quarrellers, and suspect persons, abiding within our City of London, & ten miles compass of the same, and all assaults and affrays done & committed within the same city and compass.
And also we geue vnto you, or three of you, full power and authority,1 to enquyre and search out all vacabondes, and maysterles men, Barettours, quarrellers, and suspect persons, abiding within our City of London, & ten myles compasse of the same, and all assaultes and affrayes done & committed within the same city and compasse.