A19564:150
Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular…Catechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler…
Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular commodity and profit of children[n] and young people. Set forth by the most reverend father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and MetropolitanCatechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler commoditie and profyte of childre[n] and yong people. Set forth by the mooste reuerende father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and Metropolitane
printed for Gwalter Lynne, 1548
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For he taketh from the party that hath the good cause, his just title and interest, and giveth it to the other party that hath no right to it at all. And this is also no small theft, when men craftily defraud the true heirs of their inheritance, or forge false testaments, and will not bring to light the true will, but hid and suppress it.
For he taketh from the partie that hath the good cause, hys iust title and interest, and gyueth it to the other partie that hath no right to it at all. And thys is also no small theft, when men craftely defraud the trew heyres of their inheritance, or forge false testamentes, and wyll not brynge to lyghte the trewe wyll, but hyd and suppresse it.
Furthermore merchant men, brokers, chapmen, merchants factors, are thieves, when they require unreasonable gains, in selling of their merchandise, or when they utter corrupt and naughty ware for good, when they deceive their neighbour with false weight and measure, when with forged letters and feigned news they persuade other to be hasty to sell that kind of ware good cheap, which they know will be dear shortly after, or else by such like craft, entice men to bye of them great plenty of that kind of merchandise, of the which they know that the price will shortly after decay. Or when with their lies and perjuries they cause a man to give more money for any stuff, then he would have done if that he had known ⟨p. lxxviii⟩that they had lied. Also when the rich merchant men and usurers, have the heads of the poor handy crafts men so bound under their girdles, that the poor men of necessity are compelled to bring their ware to them, and when the handy crafts men do come to them and offer their stuff than they feign that they have no need of such wares at that time, and by such means compel them to sell their wares better cheap than they be able to afford them, not regarding what great loss their poor neighbour doth suffer thereby. Also when by forestalling, regrating, agreements in hauls to raise the price of things, engrossing of merchandise, when one man or one company getteth all in their own hands, that no man may have gain but they only,