A67926:1860
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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2. The second cause was, the great poling & extreme exaction which the spiritual men used, in taking of corps, presents, or Mortuaries: for the children of the dead should all die for hunger and go a begging, rather then they would of charity give to them the silly cow which the dead man ought, if he had but only one: such was the charity of them.
2. The second cause was, the great poling & extreame exaction which ye spirituall men vsed, in taking of corps, presents, or Mortuaries: for the childrē of the dead should all die for hūger and go a begging, rather then they would of charitie geue to thē the sely cow which the dead mā ought, if he had but onely one: such was the charitie of them.
3. The third cause was, that Priests being Surveyors, Stewards,1 and officers to Bishops, Abbots, and other spiritual heads, had and occupied Farms, Granges, and grassing in every Country, so that the poor husbandmen could have nothing but of them, and yet for that they should pay dearly.
3. The third cause was, that Priestes being Surueyers, Stuards,1 and officers to Byshops, Abbots, and other spirituall heads, had and occupied Farmes, Graunges, and grasing in euery Countrey, so that the poore husbandmen could haue nothing but of them, and yet for that they shuld pay dearely.
- 1F•rmes and Granges in Priests hands.F•rmes and Granges in Priestes handes.