A67926:1874
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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This Act was sore debated above in the Parliament chamber, and the Lords spiritual would in no wise consent.1 Wherefore the king perceiving the grudge of his commons, caused viij. Lords & viij. of his Commons to mete in the star chamber at an afternoon, and there was sore debating of the cause, in so much that the temporal Lords of the upper house, which were there, took part with the Commons, against the spiritual Lords, and by force of reason caused them to assent to the Bill with a little qualifying, which Bill the next day was wholly agreed to, in the ⟨p. 996⟩Lords house to the great rejoicing of the lay people, and to the great displeasure of the spiritual persons.
This Act was sore debated aboue in the Parliament chamber, and the Lordes spirituall would in no wise consent.1 Wherfore the kyng perceiuyng the grudge of his cō mons, caused viij. Lordes & viij. of his Commons to mete in the starre chamber at an afternoone, and there was sore debatyng of the cause, in so much that the tēporall Lordes of the vpper house, which were there, tooke part with the Commons, agaynst the spirituall Lordes, and by force of reason caused them to assent to the Bill with a litle qualifiyng, which Bill the next day was wholy agreed to, in the ⟨p. 996⟩Lords house to the great reioysing of the lay people, and to the great displeasure of the spirituall persons.
- 1The third bill of the commons for pluralities &c.The third bill of the cōmons for pluralities &c.
And thus much concerning these Bills against the Clergy, by the way. Now, to return to the Cardinal again: during the time of the said Parliament, there was brought down to the Commons, the book of Articles which the Lords had put up to the King, against the Cardinal. The chief Articles were these.