Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] 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.

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Title: Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] 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.
Author: Foxe, John, 1516-1587.
Publication: [At London :: Imprinted by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martins],; An. 1583. Mens. Octobr.
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¶An Acte concerning the Kings highnes to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and to haue authoritie to reforme and redresse all errours, heresies, and abuses in the same. Cap. 1.

ALbeit the Kings Maiesty iustly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of Eng∣land, and so is recognised by the Clergy of this Realme in their Conuocations, yet neuerthelesse for corroboration & confirmation thereof, and for encrease of vertue in Chri∣stes Religion within this Realme of England, and to re∣presse & extirpe all errours, heresies, and other enormities & abuses heretofore vsed in the same: be it enacted by au∣thoritie of this presēt Parliamēt, y^t the king our soueraigne Lord, his heires & successours, Kings of this Realme, shal be taken, accepted, & reputed y^e only supreme head in earth of y^e Church of England, called Anglicana ecclesia, and shall haue & enioy annexed and vnited to the Imperial crowne of this realme, as wel y^e title & style therof, as all honours, dignities, preeminences, iurisdictiōs, priuiledges, autho∣rities, immunites, profites, and commodities to the sayd dignitie of supreme head of the same Church belonging & apperteining: and y^t our sayd soueraigne Lord, his heires & successours, Kings of this Realme, shal haue full power and authority from time to time, to visite, represse, redresse, reforme, order, correct, restraine, and amend all suche er∣rours, abuses, offences, contemptes & enormities, what∣soeuer they be, which by any maner of spirituall authoritie or iurisdiction ought or may lawfully be reformed, repres∣sed, ordered, redressed, corrected, restrained, or amended, most to the pleasure of almighty God, the encrease of ver∣tue in Christes religiō, and for the conseruation of y^e peace, vnitie, and tranquility of this realme, any vsage, custome, forreine lawes, forreine authoritie, prescription or any thing or things, to the contrary heereof notwithstanding.