A67926:1871
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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After this,1 divers assemblies were kept between certain of the Lords, and certain of the Commons for the Bills of the probates of Testaments, and Mortuaries. The temporality laid to the spirituality, their own laws & Constitutions, and the Spirituality sore defended them by prescription & usage. To whom it was thus answered by a Gentleman of Greys Inn: The usage hath ever been of thieves, to rob on Shooters hill Ergo, is it lawful? With this answer the spiritual men were sore offended,2 because their doings were called robberies, but the temporal men stood still by their sayings, insomuch that the said Gentleman said to the Archb, of Canterbury, that both the exaction of probates of Testaments,3 and the taking of Mortuaries, as they were used, were open robbery and theft. After long disputation, the temporal Lords began to lean to the commons, but for all that, the Bills remained unconcluded a while.
After this,1 diuers assemblies were kept betwene certaine of the Lordes, and certaine of the Commons for the Billes of the probates of Testamentes, and Mortuaries. The temporaltie layd to the spiritualtie, their own lawes & Constitutions, and the Spiritualtie sore defended them by prescription & vsage. To whom it was thus aunswered by a Gentlemā of Greyes Inne: The vsage hath euer bene of theeues, to rob on Shoters hill Ergo, is it lawfull? With this aunswere the spirituall men were sore offended,2 because their doynges were called robberies, but the temporall men stood still by their sayinges, in somuch that the sayd Gentlemā sayd to the Archb, of Cāterbury, that both the exaction of probates of Testamentes,3 and the takyng of Mortuaries, as they were vsed, were open robbery and theft. After long disputation, the temporall Lordes began to leane to the commōs, but for all that, the Bylles remayned vnconcluded a while.