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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.
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.
An. 1344. §1344The clergy of England granted to the king a tenth for three years: for the which the king again in recompense granted unto them his charter,1 containing these privileges. That no Archbishop or Bishop should be arraigned before his justices, Sive ad sectam suam, sive partis. If the said clerk do submit and claim his clergy, professing himself to be a member of the holy Church, who so doing shall not be bound to come to his answer before the Justices, and if it shall be laid unto them to have married two wives, or to have married a widow, the Justices shall have no power to proceed against them, to inquire for the matter, so that the cause shall be reserved to the spiritual court, &c.
An. 1344. §1344The clergy of England graunted to the king a tenth for thrée yéeres: for the which the king againe in recompence graunted vnto them his charter,1 contayning these priuiledges. That no Archbishop or Bishop should be arraigned before his iustices, Siue ad sectam suam, siue partis. If the said clarke doo submit and claime his clergie, professing himselfe to be a member of the holy Church, who so doing shall not bée bound to come to his answere before the Iustices, and if it shall be layd vnto them to haue married two wiues, or to haue married a widow, the Iustices shall haue no power to procéede against them, to inquire for the matter, so that the cause shall bée reserued to the spirituall court, &c.
- 1A charter from the king to the clergy.
About this age (as before) God raised up learned men, who laid open the abuses of the Church, as Gregorius Arminensis,