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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.
Mark well how many personages 1or vicarages are there in the Realm, which at the least have a plough land a piece. Then note the lands of Bishops, Abbots, Priors, Nuns, knights of Saint Johns, Cathedral Churches, Colleges, Chantries and ⟨p. 136⟩Free chapels. For though the house fall 2in decay, and the ordinance of the founder be lost, yet will not they loose the lands. What cometh once in, may never more out. They make a Free chapel of it, so that he which enjoyeth it shall do nought therefore. Besides all this, how many chaplains do Gentlemen find at their own cost in their houses. How many sing for souls by testaments. Then the proving of Testaments, 3the prising of goods, the Bishop of Canterburies prerogative. Is that not much thorough the Realm in a year? Four offering 4days and privy tithes. There is no servant, but that he shall pay somewhat of his wages. None shall receive the body of Christ at Easter, be he never so poor a beggar, or never so young a lad or maid, but they must pay somewhat for it. Then mortuaries 5for forgotten tithes (as they say) And yet what Parson or Vicar is there that will forget to have a Pigeon house to peck up somewhat both at sowing time, and at harvest when corn is ripe. They will forget nothing. No man shall die in their debt, or if any man do, he shall pay it when he is dead. They will loose no thing. Why? It is Gods, it is not theirs. It is Saint Cuthbert's rents, Saint Albans lands, Saint Edmund's right, Saint Peters patrimony say they, and none of ours. Item if a man die in an other mans parish, 6besides that he must pay at home a mortuary for forgotten tithes, he must there pay also y• best that he there 7