A67926:1872
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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It followed shortly after in the Parliament, that a Bill was assented to, by the Lords of the higher house, and sent down to the commons in the lower house, and by them also, with much labour agreed unto, of whom the most part were the kings servants: in the which Bill it was required, and concluded, that the king should be released of all such loan of money, which he had borrowed of his subjects, in the xv. year of his reign. The passing of which Bill went sore against the stomachs of the poor Commons, for many rested upon it, counting and passing it over one to an other for good debt, as if it had been ready money in their purses. Wherefore the king to regratifie them again, granted to them a general pardon of all offences, only certain great offences & debts excepted: also he aided them for the redress of their grieves against the spirituality, & caused two new Bills to be made indifferently, both for the probates of Testaments, & Mortuaries, which Bills were so reasonable,1 that the spiritual Lords assented to them all, though they were sore against their minds, and in especial the probate of Testaments sore displeased the Bishops, and the Mortuaries sore displeased the Parsons and Vicars.
It folowed shortly after in the Parliamēt, that a Byll was assented to, by the Lords of the higher house, and sent downe to the commons in the lower house, and by them also, with much labour agreed vnto, of whō the most part were the kynges seruauntes: in the which Bill it was required, and concluded, that the kyng should be released of all such loane of money, which he had borowed of his subiectes, in the xv. yeare of his reigne. The passing of which Byll went sore agaynst the stomackes of the poore Commons, for many rested vpon it, countyng and passing it ouer one to an other for good debt, as if it had bene ready money in their purses. Wherfore the king to regratifie thē agayne, graunted to them a generall pardō of all offences, onely certaine great offences & debts excepted: also he ayded them for the redresse of their grieues agaynst the spiritualtie, & caused two new Bylles to be made indifferently, both for the probates of Testamentes, & Mortuaries, which Bylles were so reasonable,1 that the spirituall Lordes assēted to them all, though they were sore agaynst their myndes, and in especiall the probate of Testamentes sore displeased the Byshops, and the Mortuaries sore displeased the Parsons and Uicares.