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A40122	The arraignment of popery being a short collection, taken out of the chronicles, and other books, of the state of the church in the primitive times : also, the state of the Papists, and how long it was before the universal pope and mass was set up, and the time of bringing in all their rudiments and traditions, beads and images, purgatory, tythes and inquisitions : also, a relation of their cruelties they acted after the Pope got up, being worse then the heathen and Turk, New Rome having proved like Old : also, what the people of England worshipped before they were Christians : with several other things, which may be profitable for people to read over, where all that fear God may see, read, try, and give judgment by the spirit of truth : to which is added, The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church / by G.F. and E.H.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.	1667 (1667)	Wing F1750A; ESTC R15884	93,976	138

p 549. And not in a Font in the St●ple-house and they baptized men and women after they belived In the first plantation of Christianity among the Gentiles such only as were of full age after they were instructed in Christian Religion were admitted to Baptism and that but twice in the year at Easter and Whitsuntide except upon urgent necessity Cambd. pag. 768. In Northumberland Paulinus baptized many thousands at a River Here was no Font. King Sigebert proffered them in old time that preached the Gospel Worldly Wealth and riches descended by inheritance but they refused and contemred them saying It became not them to embrace other mens riches who for Christs sake had forsaken their own Cambd. Record of Ireland p. 67 68. And the Bishops of Britan seemed no less to have despised riches and was but poor and had nothing of their own But now they are altered from that who will take all they can lay their hands on and imprison and persecute them they do not preach to if they will not give them Goods and Money and so will have both their own and other mens but forsake neither for Christs sake King Agharus being grievously diseased in his body and incurable by the skill of man was cured by Thadeus one of Christs Disciples without Medicine for which King Agharus commanded Gold coined and uncoined to be given him but he received it not saying I so much that we have forsaken our own how can we receive other mens This is not like the Pope and the Bishops wit is their great Parsonages and Revenues And the Irish Bishops had no more nor no other Rents and Revenues then three Milch-kine which the Parishioners charged for three other K●ne when they were dry Camb. p. 1●6 But the Bishops of our age and t●e Priests are changed from them s●●h●● age One Patrick a Britan ●orn Saint Martin's Sisters Son he was sold into Ireland where he became a Hereiman to King Milne and he Catechised there in the Christian Faith ●nd about that time he cryed ●ut against the shaving of Friens and said it was Simon Magus his shaving and not Saint Peters Can b. p. 10 108. Paulinus aforesaid came into Northumberland with the King and ●u●●en and ab●de thirty six dayes there employed wholly in Catechsing Baptizing and Instructing the people from Morning to Evening and being instructed he baptized them to the forgiveness of their sins in the River of Glen which was hard by the Kings Mannor-House Camb Brit. page 815. Here was no Fonts used at this time One Malachy in Ireland was the first that denied ●riests should marry where Armachanas detested against such voluntary Begging-Fryars p. 109. Robert Abbot of Molisme in Bur●undy perswaded his own Disciples to live with their handy-labour and to forsake Tythes and Oblations p. 110. At ●ell the Steeple-houses in Ireland were built with Timber but when one Malachy caused them to be built with stone the people cryed out saying What mean you to bring into our Countrey this new fashion for we are not French The first Duke in England was made by Edward the third who made his Son Duke of Cornwall The title of Marquess came in by Richard the second of late years Earls came in by the Ge●m●ns who ordered the Earls should always give attendance to their Princes and be at band in matters of Council Afterwards came in the Viscounts new title not heard of with us till Henry the Sixth Barons signifeth in the Ge●man tongue Hard Soldiers Knights took their Names s●●e the No man Conquest by serving with Horses Esquire doth signifie Shield-bearer Yeoman signifies Free-born or Freeholder lawful men of Forty shillings a year of Free-land Gentlemen some are from great Famillies and some take the Name from being raised in Wealth The Normans began the first Sealing with Print and Wax But before men made Bargains of Lands and Houses without Script Chart or Deed and many Tenements were demised with a Spur or Horse-Curry-comb with a Bow and some with an Arrow being given as a token of the thing Camb. p. 444. And when the King made any free and granted liberty these were the words without writings As free make I thee As Heart may think or Eye may see The Heathen-Priests under pretence of Religion wasted the Britant Goods and Claudius had a Temple in Britan whom they prayed to as God Canutus King of England and of Denmark said All things in his Realm was at his Command and therefore commanded his Chair to be set on the Sea-shore and when the Sea began to flow in the presence of many he said to the Sea as it flowed Thou art part of my Dominion and the ground on which I set is mine neither was there ever any that durst disobey my Command and went away free and unpunished wherefore I charge thee that thou come not upon my Land neither wet the clothes or body of thy Lord. But the Sea according to its usual course flowing still without any reverence of his Person wet his feet Then he retiring back said L●t all the Inhabitants of the Earth know That vain and frivolous is the power of Kings and that none is worthy of the Name of a King but he to whose Command the Heaven Earth and Sea by bond of an Everlasting Law are subject and obedient And never after that time set he the Crown upon his Head Cambd. Brit. p. 262. CHAP. XV. Concerning Singing of Psalms IN the Year 383 Psalms begun to be sung brought in by Damasius Bishop though not turned into Meeter Benedictus an Abbot of the Monastery of Peter and Paul at Wirr brought with him from Rome one John the Arch-Chanter who first taught in England how to sing in the Quire after the manner of Ro●e Acts and Mon. Vol. 1. p. 164. Anno 724. Laews made by the Saxon Kings in England concerning singing Psalms In the year 747 at the beginning of King Edgberts Reign the Synod of Bishops disputed the profit of singing of Psalms in the Church and made a Decree that with a modest voice they should sing in the Church so called In the year Nine hundred twenty four King Ethelston alias Atelston made a Law That fifty Psalms should be daily sung in the Church as he called it for the King Beza being much diverted with Poetry made his pastime to become a part of the vulgar devotion Hence th●● have been stiled by some Geneva-Jigs These are the express words of the Injunction given to the Clergy and Laity by Queen Elizabeth Item Because in divers Collegiate and also some Parish Churches heretofore there hath been Livings appointed for the mainrenance of men and children to use singing in the Church by means whereof the Laudable Science of Musick hath been had in estimation and preserved in knowledg the Queen willeth and commandeth that first no alteration be made of such assignments of Living as heretofore hath been appointed to the use of Singing or Musick in