A18078:517
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…
A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to the Parliament. By T.C.
printed by John Stroud?, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
As for the office of a dean / as it is used with us / it is therefore unlawful / for that he being minister / hath no several charge or congregation appointed wherein he may exercise his ministry / and for that he is ruler / and as it were master of divers other ministers in his college / which likewise have no several charges of congregations: and for that which is most intolerable both he him self oftentimes having a several church or benefice / as they call it / is under the colour of his deaneship / absent from his church / and suffereth also those that are underneath him / to be likewise absent from their churches. And whereas M. Doctor allegeth S. Augustine / to prove this office to be ancient / in deed the name is there found / but besides the name / not one property of that Dean which we have. For Augustine speaking of the monks of those days / sayeth / that the money which they gate with the labour of their hands / they gave to their dean / which did provide them meat and drink / and cloth / and all things necessary for them / so that the monks should not be drawn away from their studies and meditations / through the care of worldly things / so that this dean which he speaketh of / was servant and steward / and cater to the monks / and therefore only called dean / because he was steward and cater to ten monks. Now let it be seen what Augustine's dean / maketh for the dean which is now / and what faith and trust M. Doctor useth / in reciting of the old fathers.
As for the office of a deane / as it is vsed wyth vs / it is therfore vnlawfull / for that he being minister / hathe no seuerall charge or congregation appoynted wherein he maye exercise hys ministerie / and for that he is ruler / and as it were maister of diuers other ministers in hys colledge / whych likewise haue no seueral charges of congregations: and for that whych is most intollerable bothe he hym selfe oftentimes hauing a seuerall churche or benefice / as they call it / is vnder the coloure of hys deaneship / absent from hys churche / and suffereth also those that are vnderneathe hym / to be likewise absent from their churches. And whereas M. Doctor alleageth S. Augustine / to proue thys office to be auncient / in deede the name is there founde / but besides the name / not one propertye of that Deane whych we haue. For Augustine speaking of the monkes of those dayes / sayeth / that the money which they gate wyth the labor of their hands / they gaue to their deane / which did prouide them meate and drinke / and cloth / and all things necessary for them / so that the monkes shoulde not be drawne away from their studies and meditations / throughe the care of worldly things / so that thys deane whych he speaketh of / was seruaunt and steward / and cater to the monkes / and therfore only called deane / because he was steward and cater to ten monkes. Now let it be seene what Augustines deane / maketh for the deane whych is nowe / and what faith and trust M. Doctor vseth / in reciting of the olde fathers.