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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. 2, part 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. 2, part 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
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Thus this Legate well following the steppes of his master the Pope, and both of them well declaring the nature of their religion, under the pretence of the Church, practised great hypocrisy, and under the authority of the King, he used great extortion, with excessive taxes and loans, and valuation of every mans substance,1 so pilling the commons and Merchants, that every man complained, but no redress was had. Neither yet were the Churchmen altogether free from the pillax and pollax, from the pilling & polling (I mean) of this Cardinal, who under his power Legantine, gave by preventions, all benefices belonging to spiritual persons: by which hard it is to say, whether he purchased to himself, more riches then hatred, of the spiritualty. So far his licence stretched, that he had power to suppress divers Abbeys, Priories, and Monasteries, and so did: taking from them all their goods, moveables, and not moveables, except it were a little pension, left only to the heads of certain houses. By the said power Legantine, he kept also general visitations through the Realm, sending Doctor John Alein his Chaplain, riding in his gown of velvet,2 & with a great train, to visit all religious houses: whereat the Friars observants much grudged, & would in no wise condescend thereunto: wherefore they were openly accursed at Pauls cross, by friar Forest, one of the same order: so that the Cardinal at length prevailed both against them,3 and all other. Against whom great disdain arose among the people, perceiving how he by visitations, making of Abbots, probates of testaments, granting of faculties, licences, and other pollings in his courts Legantine, had made his treasure equal with the Kings, and yet every year he sent great sums to Rome. And this was their daily talk against the Cardinal.
Thus this Legate well following the steppes of hys maister the Pope, and both of them well declaring the nature of their religion, vnder the pretence of ye Church, practised great hipocrisie, and vnder the authoritie of ye King, he vsed great extortion, with excessiue taxes and lones, and valuation of euery mans substance,1 so pilling the commōs and Marchaunts, that euery man complayned, but no redresse was had. Neither yet were the Churchmen altogether free from the pillax and pollax, from the pilling & polling (I meane) of this Cardinall, who vnder his power Legantine, gaue by preuētions, all benefices belonging to spirituall persons: by which hard it is to say, whether he purchased to himselfe, more riches then hatred, of the spiritualty. So farre his licence stretched, that he had power to suppresse diuers Abbeyes, Priories, and Monasteries, and so did: taking from them all their goodes, moueables, and not moueables, except it were a little pension, left onely to the heads of certayne houses. By the saide power Legantine, he kept also generall visitations through ye Realme, sending Doctor Iohn Alein his Chaplein, riding in hys gowne of veluet,