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A62991 Historical collections, out of several grave Protestant historians concerning the changes of religion, and the strange confusions following in the reigns of King Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary and Elizabeth : with an addition of several remarkable passages taken out of Sir Will. Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire, relating to the abbies and their institution. Touchet, Anselm, d. 1689?; Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. 1686 (1686) Wing T1955; ESTC R4226 184,408 440

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which_o show_v what_o respect_v the_o great_a nobility_n have_v to_o those_o religious_a person_n william_n wilcock_n receiver_n general_a who_o fee_n be_v 6_o l._n per_fw-la ann._n and_o baldwin_n porter_n auditor_n his_o fee_n be_v 40_o s_o per_fw-la ann._n and_o pag._n 148._o col_fw-fr 1._o it_o be_v thus_o say_v as_o for_o the_o curse_n which_o be_v usual_o pronounce_v by_o the_o founder_n of_o these_o religious_a house_n whither_o they_o have_v attend_v those_o violator_n of_o what_o they_o so_o zealous_o and_o with_o devout_a mind_n have_v dedicate_v to_o god_n service_n i_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o say_v but_o sure_o i_o be_o that_o after_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o have_v accomplish_v this_o work_n he_o thrive_v but_o a_o little_a as_o i_o shall_v elsewhere_o in_o particular_a observe_v and_o how_o long_o such_o possession_n have_v be_v enjoy_v by_o those_o that_o have_v they_o they_o that_o have_v look_v into_o the_o course_n of_o this_o world_n may_v easy_o 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this_o friary_n be_v king_n henry_n the_o eighth_n survey_n in_o 26_o of_o his_o reign_n at_o which_o time_n it_o do_v appear_v that_o they_o have_v no_o land_n or_o tenement_n nor_o other_o possession_n spiritual_a or_o temporal_a but_o only_o a_o liberty_n in_o the_o country_n to_o receive_v the_o charity_n of_o good_a people_n this_o be_v so_o i_o expect_v that_o some_o may_v demand_v why_o it_o be_v not_o dissolve_v in_o 27_o h._n 8._o when_o the_o lesser_a house_n go_v to_o wrack_v whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o act_n for_o that_o purpose_n extend_v only_o unto_o monk_n canon_n and_o nun_n but_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v why_o these_o be_v then_o so_o shelter_v from_o the_o first_o storm_n the_o reason_n i_o think_v be_v apparent_a viz._n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v by_o their_o ruin_n for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v no_o endowment_n of_o land_n etc._n etc._n though_o god_n be_v as_o much_o dishonour_v by_o the_o lewd_a life_n of_o the_o friar_n for_o want_n of_o 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