A67926:1864
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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6. The sixth cause was, because one Priest being little learned,1 had ten or twelve benefices, and was resident on none, and many well learned scholars in the University, which were able to preach and teach, had neither benefice nor exhibition.
6. The sixt cause was, because one Priest being litle learned,1 had tenne or twelue benefices, and was resident on none, and many well learned scholers in the Uniuersitie, which were able to preach and teach, had neyther benefice nor exhibition.
- 1Pluralities of benefices.
These things before this time, might in no wise be touched, nor yet talked of by any man, except he would be made an heretic, or lose all that he had: for the Bishops were Chancellors, and had all the rule about the King, so that no man durst once presume to attempt any thing contrary to their profit, or commodity.
These thinges before this time, mighte in no wise be touched, nor yet talked of by any man, except he woulde be made an hereticke, or lose all that he had: for the Byshops were Chauncellours, and had all the rule about the King, so that no man durst once presume to attempt any thyng contrary to their profite, or commoditie.
But now when God had illuminated the eyes of the king, and the time so served,1