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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
When a whole parish of us hire a schoolmaster to teach our children, what reason is it, that we should be compelled to pay this schoolmaster his wages, and he should have licence to go where he will, and to dwell in an other country, and to leave our children untaught? Doth not the pope so? Have we not given up our tithes of courtesy unto one, for to teach us Gods word? and cometh not the pope, and compelleth us to pay it violently to them that never teach? Maketh he not one Parson, which never cometh at us? 1yea, one shall have v. or vj. or as many as he can get, and wotteth oftentimes where never one of them standeth. Another is made Vicar, 2to whom he giveth a dispensation to go where he will, and to set in a parish priest which can but minister a sort of dumb ceremonies. 3And he because he hath most labour and least profit, polleth on his part, and fetcheth here a mass penny, there a trentall, yonder dirige money, and for his beadroll with a confession penny, and such like. And thus are we never taught, and are yet nevertheless compelled: yea compelled to hire many costly schoolmasters. These deeds are verily against Christ. Shall we therefore judge you by your deeds, as Christ commandeth? So are ye false Prophets, and the Disciples of Antichrist, or against Christ.
When a whole parish of vs hyre a scholemaister to teach our children, what reason is it, that we shoulde be compelled to pay thys scholemaister his wages, and he should haue licence to goe where he wil, and to dwell in an other contrey, and to leaue our children vntaught? Doth not the pope so? Haue we not geuen vp our tithes of curtesie vnto one, for to teach vs Gods worde? and commeth not the pope, and compelleth vs to pay it violently to them that neuer teach? Maketh he not one Parson, which neuer commeth at vs? 1yea, one shall haue v. or vj. or as many as he can get, and wotteth oftentimes where neuer one of them standeth. Another is made Ʋicare, 2to whom he geueth a dispensation to goe where he will, and to set in a parishe priest which can but minister a sort of dumme ceremonies.