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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
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Notes of certain Parliaments holden in the reign of K. Richard 2. making against the Pope. 1IN the first year, at Westminster, that first fruits be no more paid to the P. Item, that no provision be made from Rome, to procure any Benefice. That none farm any Ecclesiastical living of a stranger. ⟨p. 295⟩In which bill it was rehearsed that Frenchmen had six thousand pound a year, that way in England. Against the Popes reservations of dignities elective: in the second, year against Aliens, who had the greatest part of Church dignities in their hands. Item, that the benefices of rebels to Pope Urbane should be seized into the kings hands. That Urbane was true pope and who soever fought for any provision but from Urbane, should be out of the Kings protection. In the third year the Prelates and Clergy, made a protestation against a certain new grant, to wit, their extortion. But the King (notwithstanding their protestation) would not stay to grant to his Justices in all cases as was used to be done in times past, &c. In the 4. year against the popes collectors, that all priors aliens might be removed and Englishmen placed in their rooms. In the ninth year, that redress might be had against such religious persons, as under licence to purchase 10. pound a year, do purchase 80. or an 100. That clerks should pay to the king first fruits as they do to the Pope. The 11. year against impositions gathered of the popes Bulls of Volumus & Imponimus, and that they might be bestowed upon the kings wars against the Schismatics of Scotland, & that such as bring into the realm such, may be reputed for traitors. In the 13. year, that the Popes collector should be commanded to avoid the land within 40. days, or else to be taken for the kings enemy: and that every such collector from henceforth should be an Englishman, and sworn to execute the statutes made in this parliament, &c. and in the 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 25. Decrees, were made against some one point, or other of the Popes authority and power in England, and abuses of the Clergy. In the five and twentieth year, Thomas Arundell archb. of Canterbury in the parliament was proved a traitor,2 in that he procured the Earls of Arundell, & Warwick, and the Duke of Gloucester, to encroach ⟨p. 296⟩