Documentary Annals of the Reformed Church of England: Being a Collection of Injunctions, Declarations, Orders, Articles of Inquiry, &c. from the Year 1546 to the Year 1716, Volume 2

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Certain articles of abuses which are desired to
82
The councils letter to the bishop of London against
84
Commissio regia ad inquirendum de observatione libri
91
Instructions given to the kings commissioners
99
Bulla legationis de latere cardinalis Poli An 1 Mar
106
A proclamation for the strict execution of the laws
113
Mandatum episcopi London omnibus Cantuar pro
115
The archbishops letter respecting pluralities
120
Articles to be inquired of in the visitation of
124
The archbishops letter for contributions towards
128
A mandate of bishop Bonner for abolishing the scrip
135
A monition of bishop Bonner requiring the names
141
The kings letter to the archbishop touching recu
155
Quindecim articuli quibus academici Cantab
161
A commission to sequester archbishop Abbot from
165
Writ of king Philip and queen Mary for the burning
168
The archbishops letter respecting the ministration
174
Queen Elizabeths proclamation to forbid preaching
176
The kings letter to the bishops against ordaining
181
An order of council concerning the position of the com
185
The kings letter respecting leases for lives or terms
195
Literæ patentes pro visitatione ecclesiarum sive cathe
207
Articles of inquiry set forth for a diocesan visitation
210
Commissio regia visitatoribus in partibus borealibus
217
The queens warrant for the court of high commission
223
The kings commission for inquiring into and
225
A declaration of certain principal articles of religion
231
His majestys declaration to all his subjects of Eng
234

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Page 237 - a liberty to tender consciences, and that no man should be disquieted or called in question for differences of opinion in matters of religion, which do not disturb the peace of the kingdom...
Page 191 - And as for our good people's lawful recreation, our pleasure likewise is, that after the end of divine service our good people be not disturbed, letted or discouraged from any lawful recreation, such as dancing, either men or women, archery for men, leaping, vaulting, or any other such harmless recreation, nor from having of May games, Whitsun ales, and morris dances, and the setting up of maypoles and other sports therewith used: so as the same be had in due and convenient time, without impediment...
Page 112 - Bible: Tindale's, Matthew's, Coverdale's, Whitchurch's, Geneva. 15. Besides the said directors before mentioned, three or four of the most ancient and grave divines in either of the universities, not employed in translating, to be assigned by the Vice-Chancellor upon conference with the rest of the Heads to be overseers of the translations, as well Hebrew as Greek, for the better observation of the fourth rule above specified.
Page 173 - Articles established; which is an argument to us that they all agree in the true, usual, literal meaning of the said Articles ; and that even in those curious points in which the present differences lie, men of all sorts take the Articles of the Church of England to be for them ; which is an argument again that none of them intend any desertion of the Articles established...
Page 249 - ... which only concern the confession of the true Christian faith and the doctrine of the sacraments...
Page 316 - But among many other considerations, from this especially, because that declaration is founded upon such a dispensing power as hath been often declared illegal in parliament, and particularly in the years 1662 and 1672, and in the beginning of your majesty's reign...
Page 193 - ... that, under pretence of taking away abuses, there hath been a general forbidding, not only of ordinary meetings, but of the feasts of the dedication of the churches, commonly called Wakes...
Page 364 - Whereas the most Reverend Father in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved...
Page 326 - God of peace for an universal blessed union of all reformed churches, both at home and abroad, against our common enemies, and that all they who do confess the holy name of our dear Lord, and do agree in the truth of His holy Word, may also meet in one holy communion, and live in perfect unity and godly love.
Page 20 - ... things may be. Two principal causes have I ever known of atheism ; curious controversies, and profane scoffing: now that these two are joined in one, no doubt that sect will make no small progression. And here I do much esteem the wisdom and religion of that bishop which replied to the first pamphlet of this kind, who remembered that a fool was to be answered, but not by becoming like unto him ; and considered the matter which he handled, and not the person with whom he dealt.

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