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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Besides, in the same parliament, the commons of the land put up a bill unto the king, to take the temporalties out of the spiritual mens hand. The effect of the bill, was that the temporalties disorderly wasted by men of the Church, might suffice to find the king fifteen Earls, fifteen hundred ⟨p. 309⟩knights, six thousand two hundred Squires, and an hundred houses of alms, more then were in those days in the land. And over all these charges, the K. might put yearly in his Coffers, 20000. l.
1Besides, in the same parlement, the commons of the land put vp a bill vnto the king, to take the temporalties out of ye spiritual mens hand. The effect of the bill, was that the temporalties disorderly wasted by men of the Church, might suffice to finde the king fiftéene Earles, fiftéene hundred ⟨p. 309⟩knights, sixe thousand two hundred Squires, and an hundred houses of almes, more then were in those dayes in the land. And ouer all these charges, the K. might put yerelie in his Cofers, 20000. l.
- 1A bill in Parliament to take the temporalties from the Clergy.A bill in Parlement to take the temporalties from the Cleargy.
Provided, that every Earle should have of yearly rent, 3000. marks, every knight 100 marks, and four Plough land, every Squire 40. marks by the year, with two plough land, and every alms house, with oversight of two true Seculars to every house: and also with provision, that every Township should keep all poor people, Town-dwellers, which might not labour for their living: with condition, that if mo fell in a town, than it was able to maintain, the said alms houses to relieve such towns.