Instructions of King Henry VIII for the general visitation of the monasteries and nunneries, 1538-39

[A proclamacion deuised by the Kynges hygnes, with the aduyse of his consayle, that his subiectes be warned to auoyde (in some cases) the daunger and penalty of the statute of Provision and Premunire.]

[A proclamation deuysed by the Kinges maiesty, by the advyse of his hyghnes counsel, the xxii. day of Iuly, in the .xxxiii. yere of his maiesties reygne.]

[A proclamation made and diuysed by the kyngis highnes, with the aduise of his honorable cou[n]saile, for dampning of erronious bokes and heresies, and prohibitinge the hauinge of holy scripture, translated into the vulgar tonges of englisshe, frenche, or duche, in such maner, as within this proclamation is expressed.]

A Copy of thacte made for thabrogacion of certayne holy dayes, accordyng to the transumpte late sent by the kyngs hyghnes to all bysshops with his graces strayght commaundement, to signifie his farther pleasure to all Col- leges, religious houses and Curates, within theyr diocesse for all publicacion, and also effectuall & universal obser- cion of the same. Anno 1536

A copy of the letters

A copy of the letters / wherin the most redouted [and] mighty prĩce our souerayne lorde kyng Henry the eight / kyng of Englande [and] of Fraũce / defẽsor of the faith / and lorde of Irlãda