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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
Book 4 › The life and history of Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury.
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 first when (according to the custom) the Kings officers gathered,1 of every one, hide money through the Realm, for the defence of their own country: the King would have taken it to his coffers. But the Bishop said, that which every man gave willingly, he should not co••t as his proper rent.
As first when (according to the custome) the Kinges officers gathered,1 of euery one, hyde mony through the Realme, for the defence of their owne country: the Kyng would haue taken it to hys cofers. But the Byshop sayd, that which euery man gaue willingly, he should not co••t as his proper rent.
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An other cause was, that where a Priest was accused of murder, and the kings officers and the friends of the dead, accused the priest earnestly afore the bishop of Salisbury his Diocesan to whom he was sent, desiring justice to be done on him: the priest was put to his purgation. But when he was not able to defend himself, the Bishop sent to the archbishop to ask what he should do. The Archb. commanded he should be deprived of all ecclesiastical benefices, & shut up in an abbey to do perpetual penance. After the same sort were divers other handled for like causes, but none put to death, nor lost joint, nor burned in the hand, or the like pain.