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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.
The copy of the old laws and customs, whereunto Thomas Becket, did grant. 1. That no order should be given to husband mens children and bondmen's Children,1 without the assent or testimonial of them which be the Lords of the country where they were borne and brought up: & if their sons become Clerks, they shall not receive the order of priesthood without licence of their Lords. 2. And if a man of holy Church, hold any lay fee in his hand:2 he shall do therefore, the king the service that belongeth thereto, as upon juries, assize of lands, and judgements: saving only, at execution doing of death. 3. If any man were the kings traitor, and had taken the Church: that it should be lawful to the king and his officers to take him out. 4. Also if any felons goods were brought to holy church, ⟨p. 207⟩that there should none such keep there: for every felons goods been the kings. 5. That no land should be given to the Church, or to any house of religion, without the kings license. These articles following, Thomas agreed not unto. 1. IF that between a clerk and a lay man, were any striving for Church goods: they would ye plea should he done in the kings court. 2. That there should neither bishop nor clerk, go out of the land without the kings licence: And then he should swear upon a book, he should procure no hurt against the king nor none of his. 3. If any man were denounced accursed, and were come again to amendment: the king would not that he should be sworn, but only find sureties to stand to that, ye holy Church should award. 4. The fourth, that no man that held of the king in chief or in service, should be accursed without the kings licence. 5. That all the Bishoprics & Abbeys that were vacant, should be in the kings hands, until such time that he should choose a prelate thereto: and he should be chosen out of the kings chapels, and first before he were confirmed, he should do his homage to the king. 6. If any plea were to consistory brought, they should appeal from thence to the archdeacon: and from thence to the Bishops court: and from the Bishops court, to the archbishops: and from thence to the king, and no further: So that in conclusion the complaints of holy Church, must come before the king and not the pope. 7.
The copy of the old lawes and customes, wherunto Thomas Becket, did graunt. 1. That no order should be geuen to husbande mennes children and bondmens Childrē,