A67926:1862
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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4. The fourth cause was, that Abbots, Priors, and spiritual men kept Tannehouses,1 and bought and sold wool, cloth, and all manner of Merchandise, as other temporal Merchants did.
4. The fourth cause was, that Abbots, Priors, and spirituall men kept Tannehouses,1 and bought and sold wooll, cloth, and all maner of Marchaundise, as other temporall Marchaunts did.
- 1Monks and priests merchants.Monkes and priests marchauntes.
5. The fifth cause was, because the spiritual persons promoted to great benefices,1 and having their living of their flock, were lying in the Court of Lords houses, and took all of their parishioners, and nothing spent on them at all, so that for lack of residence, both the poor of the parish lacked refreshing, and universally all the parishioners lacked preaching, and true instruction of Gods word, to the great peril of their souls.
5. The fift cause was, because the spirituall persons promoted to great benefices,1 and hauing their liuing of theyr flocke, were lying in the Court of Lords houses, and tooke all of their parishioners, and nothing spent on them at all, so that for lacke of residence, both the poore of the parishe lacked refreshing, and vniuersally all the parishioners lacked preaching, and true instruction of Gods word, to the great perill of their soules.