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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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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.
Prouided, that euery Earle should haue of yerelie rent, 3000. markes, euery knight 100 markes, and foure Plow land, euery Squire 40. markes by the yere, with two plow land, and euery almes house, with ouersight of two true Seculars to euerie house: and also with prouision, that euerie Township should kéepe al poore people, Towne-dwellers, which might not labor for their liuing: with condition, that if mo fell in a towne, than it was able to mainteine, the said almes houses to reléeue such townes.
And to bear these charges, they alleged by their bill, that the Temporalties being in the possession of Spiritual men, amounted to three hundred and two and twenty thousand marks by the year: whereof, they affirmed to be in the sea of Canterbury, with the Abbey of Christs-church, of saint Augustine's, Shrewsbury, Coggeshall, and Saint Osiris, 20000. marks by the year. In the Sea of Durham, and other abbeys there, 20000. marks. In the Sea of York, and other abbeys there, as much. In the Sea of Winchester, and abbeys there as much. In the Sea of London, and abbeys there, and other houses, as much. In the Sea of Lincoln, with the abbeys of Peterborough, Ramsey, and other, as much. In the Sea of Norwich, and abbey of Bury, & other, as much. In the Sea of Ely, & Spalding, as much. In the sea of Bath, with the abbey of Okinburn & other, as much. In the sea of Worcester, with the abbey of Evesham, Abingdon, and others, as much. In the sea of Chester, with the precinct of the same, and the seas of S David, Salisbury, & Exeter, with their precincts, as much: with many other abbeys, bishoprics, &c. Moreover, they alleged, that divers in England possessed so many temporalties, as might suffice to find yearly 15000. priests & clerks, every priest to be allowed