A67926:1866
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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But now when God had illuminated the eyes of the king, and the time so served,1 that men more boldly durst express with voice such grudges, as they had long conceived in their harts against the Clergy: the Burgesses of the Parliament appointed certain of the common house, men learned in the Law, to draw one bill of the probates of testaments, another for Mortuaries, & the third for none residence, pluralities, and taking farms by spiritual men.
But now whē God had illuminated the eyes of ye king, and the time so serued,1 that men more boldly durst expresse with voyce such grudges, as they had long conceaued in their harts against the Clergy: the Burgesses of the Parliament appoynted certayne of the common house, men learned in the Lawe, to drawe one bill of the probates of testaments, another for Mortuaries, & the third for none residence, pluralities, and taking fermes by spiritual men.
- 1Three bills drawn out against the misorder of the clergy.Three bils drawen out against the misorder of the clergye.
1And first to the bill of Mortuaries being drawn, and being also passed the common house, and sent up to the higher, the Spiritual Lords showed a fair face, saying, that assuredly Priests and Curates took more then they should, and therefore it were well done to take some reasonable order. Thus they spake, because it touched them but little.
1And first to ye bill of Mortuaries being drawen, and being also passed the commō house, and sent vp to the higher, the Spirituall Lords shewed a faire face, sayeng, that assuredly Priestes and Curates tooke more then they shoulde, and therefore it were well done to take some reasonable order. Thus they spake, because it touched them but little.