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.

The penalties vpon the 6, Articles.

That if any person or persons within this Realme of England, or any other the kings dominions,* 1.1 after the xij. day of Iuly next comming by word, writing, imprinting, ciphring, or any otherwise, shuld publish, preach, teach, say affirme, declare, dispute, argue or holde any opinion, that in the blessed Sacrament of the Altar, vnder forme of bread and wine (after the consecration therof) there is not presēt really,* 1.2 the naturall body and bloud of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, conceiued of the virgin Mary, or that after the sayd consecration, there remayneth any substaunce of bread or wine, or any other substance but the substāce of Christ, god and mā, or after the time abouesayd, publish, preach, teach, say, affirme, declare, dispute, argue, or hold opinion, that in y^e flesh, vnderforme of bread, is not the very bloud of christ or that with the bloud of Christ, vnder the forme of wine, is not the very flesh of Christ, aswell aparte, as though they were both together: or by any of y^e meanes abouesayd or otherwise, preach, teach, declare, or affirme the said sacra¦ment to be of other substance then is abouesayd, or by any meane contemne, depraue, or despise the sayd blessed sacra∣ment: that then euery such person, so offēding their ayders comforters, counsellers, consenters and ab••eters therein (being therof conuicted in forme vnder written, by the au∣thority abouesayd) should be deemed and adiudged here∣tickes,* 1.3 and euery of such offence should be adiudged mani∣fest heresy: & that euery such offender and offenders, should therfore haue & suffer iudgemēt, execution, payn & paynes of death, by way of burning, without any abiuratiō, bene∣fite of the cleargy, or Sanctuary, to be therfore permitted, had, allowed, admitted or suffered:* 1.4 and also should therfore forfeit and loose to the kinges highnesse, his ayres and suc∣cessors, all his or theyr honors, manors, castles, landes te∣nementes, rentes, reuersions, seruices, possessions, & all o∣ther his or theyr hereditaments, goods and cattell,* 1.5 termes and freeholdes, whatsoeuer they were, which any such of∣fence or offēces, committed or done, or at any time after, as in any cases of high treason.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The penaltyes vpon the 6. ar∣ticles.
• * 1.2

  Transubstantia∣tion.
• * 1.3

  Suffering with∣out any abiura∣tion.
• * 1.4

  Losse of goodes.
• * 1.5

  Opinion against the Sacrament of the aultar made treason.