A01115:1828
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
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Moreover, that no person should appeal, provoke, or sue to the Court of Rome, under pain of provisures, provisure, or premunire. Item that no Annuals, and first fruits of Bishops, and Archbishops, should be paid to Rome, for any ⟨p. 29⟩Bulls, Breves, Palls, &c. Item that the king should nominate the person to be elected into any Ecclesiastical dignity, and so the Prior and Convent, Deanery, Chapter of those Cathedral Churches, where the Seat was vacant, by the virtue of the kings letters missives, should within 12. days, choose that person nominated by the king, &c.
Moreouer, that no person should appeale, prouoke, or sue to the Court of Rome, vnder paine of prouisures, prouisure, or premunire. Item that no Annuales, and first fruites of Bishops, and Archbishops, should be paid to Rome, for any ⟨p. 29⟩Bulles, Bréeues, Palles, &c. Item that the king should nominate the person to be elected into any Ecclesiasticall dignitie, and so the Prior and Couent, Deanrie, Chapter of those Cathedrall Churches, where the Seate was vacant, by the vertue of the kings letters missiues, shoulde within 12. dayes, choose that person nominated by the king, &c.
Moreover, it was decreed against all intolerable exactions of the Bishop of Rome, in pensions, Peterpence, procurations, fruits, &c. And finally, in this Parliament it was consulted, concerning the lawful succession of the Crown, in ratifying it to the heirs of the kings body and Q. Anne. In which Parliament also, the degrees of marriage were plainly set out, according to the word of God. Not long after, the king required an oath of the Spiritualty, to be made unto him, & abolished that which they were wont to make to the Pope: In which only they acknowledged the king to be Supreme head. Which oath Sir Thomas Moore misliking, was enforced to resign up his Chancellorship,1