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The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being…
The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].The new and complete book of martyrs; or, An universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of marytrs, revised and corrected, with additions and great improvements. : Containing an authentic account of the lives, persecutions and sufferings of the holy martyrs; and the many dreadful persecutions against the Church of Christ in all parts of the world, by pagans, Jews, Turks, papists, and others, from earliest ages of the church to the present period. ... The whole forming at once a general Christian martyrology, and a complete history of persecutions. / By the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M.A. late of Magdalen College, Oxford. ; Now revised, corrected and improved, with many additional articles, relating to the acts and monuments of the church. By Paul Wright, D.D. ; Embellished with forty elegant copper plate engravings. ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
New-York: printed by William Durell, 1794
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A true Copy of Articles and Informations exhibited by HUGH RAWLINS, and THOMAS LE•, against Dr. ROBERT FARRAR, Bishop of St. David's.
1. IMPRIMIS, When the said bishop first came to his diocese, he appointed his chancellor by his letters of commission, omitting the king's majesty's stile and authority, and grounded his said commission upon foreign usurped laws and authority, by force of which authority his said chancellor did visit certain deanries of his said diocese, and admonished the chanter and chapter of the cathedral church of St. David's aforesaid, against a certain day and place, for like intent and purpose, contrary to the king's highness's laws and statutes, and in derogation of his highness's supremacy.
1. IMPRIMIS, When the said bishop first came to his diocese, he appointed his chancellor by his letters of commission, omitting the king's majesty's stile and authority, and grounded his said commission upon foreign usurped laws and authority, by force of which authority his said chancellor did visit certain deanries of his said diocese, and admonished the chaunter and chapiter of the cathedral church of St. David's aforesaid, against a certain day and place, for like intent and purpose, contrary to the king's highness's laws and statutes, and in derogation of his highness's supremacy.
2. ITEM, That the said chanter and chapter, perceiving the fault of the said commission, took the same from the register into their custody, refusing to appear by virtue thereof, and by secret and charitable ways and means, did admonish the said bishop of the unlawfulness and faults of the said commission, and of the danger he had incurred for granting and executing the same; opening also unto him the effect of the statute made in the 28th year of our late sovereign lord Henry VIII. Which admonitions notwithstanding, the said bishop neglecting the same, and continuing in his malicious doing, or inexcusable ignorance; about the 20th day of August, in the fourth year of the reign of our sovereign lord that now is, did confer unto one John Evans, the vicarage of Pembrin, instituting him by authority of the old foreign usurped law, making no mention of the king's highness's authority, in contempt and derogation of the same.