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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 4: The fourth book.Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth booke.
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The exactions of the Pope were so intolerable in the land, that king Henry the third wrote to Pope Innocent the fourth, for releasement, in most humble, and gentle man ner, anno 1244. §1244the 28. year of the kings reign: Yet it booted not, for the Pope was not ashamed to take of David, Prince of North-wales, five hundred marks a year, to set him against the King of England, and exempted him from all his fealty, and obedience, which he had sworn.
The exactions of the Pope were so intollerable in the land, that king Henrie the third wrote to Pope Innocent the fourth, for releasement, in most humble, and gentle mā ner, anno 1244. §1244the 28. yere of the kings reigne: Yet it booted not, for the Pope was not ashamed to take of Dauid, Prince of North-wales, fiue hundred markes a yeare, to set him against the King of England, and exempted him from all his fealtie, and obedience, which he had sworne.
In the year one thousand, two hundred forty five,1 the whole Nobility of the Realm, by general consent, with the kings knowledge, caused all parts of the Sea side to be ⟨p. 214⟩laid, that no Messenger with the Popes letters, & Bulls from Rome, should be permitted to enter the realm. Whereupon,2 some were taken at Dover, & there stayed. Notwithstanding, when complaint thereof was brought to the king, by Martinus the Popes Legate, there was no remedy, but the K. must needs cause the letters to be restored again, and executed to the full effect. Then the king (upon advise) caused a view to be taken through every Shire in England, to what sum the whole revenues of the Romans, and Italians, amounted to, which by the popes authority went went out of England. The whole sum whereof, was found yearly to be 60000.