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A67926	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.; Actes and monuments	Foxe, John, 1516-1587.	1583 (1583)	STC 11225; ESTC S122167	3,159,793	882

craftely crept into this your realme an other sorte not of impotent but of strong puisant and counterfeit holy and idle beggars and vagabondes which since the tyme of theyr first entry by all the craft and wylines of Sathan are now encreased vnder your sight not onely into a great number but also into a kingdome These are not the herdes but y e rauinous wolues going in herdes clothing deuouring the flock Byshops Strong valiant 〈◊〉 idle be●●gars Abbots Priours Deacons Archdeacons Suffraga●es Priestes Monkes Canons Friers Pardoners Somners And who is able to number this idle rauenous sort which setting all labour aside haue begged so importunatly that they haue gotten into theyr hands more thē the third part of all your Realme The goodlyest Lordships manors landes and territories are theirs Besides thys they haue the x. part of all the corne medow pasture grasse wood coltes calues lambes pigs geese and chickins Ouer and besides the x. part of euery seruauntes wages More then the third part of the realme in the spiritual mens hands the x. part of wolle milke hony waxe cheese and butter yea they looke so narowly vpon theyr profites that the poore wiues must be countable to them for euery x. egge or els she getteth not her rightes at Easter and shal be taken as an hereticke Hereto haue they theyr foure offering dayes What money pull they in by probates of Testaments priuy tithes and by mens offrings to theyr pilgrimages and at theyr first Masses Euery man and childe that is buried must pay somewhat for Masses and Diriges to be song for him or els they will accuse theyr frendes and executors of heresy What money get they by mortuaries by hearing of confessions and yet they will keepe thereof no counsell by halowing of Churches altars superaltars Chappels and belles by cursing of men and absoluing them agayne for mony what a multitude of money gather the Pardoners in a yeare How much mony get the Somners by extortion in a yeare by asciting the people to the Commissaries Court and afterward releasing the apparaun●es for money Finally the infinite number of begging Friers what get they in a yeare * Peraduenture the common count of the p●●●shes of England among men and in sayd 〈◊〉 the olde time so went And albeit the 〈◊〉 do not amoūt now to the same rate of 〈◊〉 yet neuerthelesse the number no doubt is great and therefore the quartarage of the Friers can●not be litle but riseth to a great penny thro●●● the Realme Whereupon the scope of this 〈◊〉 reason soundeth to good purpose For 〈◊〉 he hit not perfectely on the iust summes 〈◊〉 cannot be denyed but the Fryers had very 〈◊〉 and much more then they deserued 〈◊〉 neyther cā it be denyed but the more they 〈◊〉 the lesse redoūded to the impotent needs ●●●●gars in deede And what reason is it that 〈◊〉 beggars which may worke yet will 〈…〉 should reape any peece of the crop 〈…〉 no burden of the haruest but 〈…〉 serue to noyse necessary in the 〈◊〉 wealth Here if it please your grace to marke you shall see a thing far out of ioynt There are wythin your realme of England 52000. Parishe Churches And this standing that there be but x. housholdes in euery Parishe yet are there v.c. M. xx M. househoulds And of euery of these householdes hath euery of the fiue orders of Friers a peny a quarter for euery order that is for all the fiue orders fiue pence a quarter for euery house that is for all y e fiue orders 20. d. a yeare of euery house Summa * Admitte the Summa totalis came not to so 〈…〉 came to more then the Friers deser●●● which coulde well worke would not 〈…〉 begge needed not wherof read 〈◊〉 the storye of Armachanus v. C. and xx M. quarters of Angelles that is 260000. halfe Angels Summa 130000. Angelles Summa totalis 430333. poūdes 6. s. 8. d. sterling Wherof not 400. yeares passed they had not one peny * Oh greuous c. these words sayth M. More 〈…〉 themselues did heare euē into Purgato●● Belyke M. More himselfe stoode behinde 〈◊〉 doore the same time or els howe 〈…〉 tell that the soules did heare hym Oh grieuous paynfull exaction thus yearely to be payde from the which the people of your noble Predecessours the Kinges of the aunciente Britaines euer stoode free And this will they haue or els they will procure him that will not geue it to them to be taken as an hereticke What Tyranne euer oppressed the people lyke this cruell and vengeable generation what subiectes shall bee able to helpe theyr Prince that be after this fashion yearely poled What good Christen people cā be able to succour vs poore lepers blynde sore and lame that bee thus yearely oppressed Is it any meruayle that your people so complaine of pouerty Is it any meruaile that the taxes fiftenes and subsidies that your grace most tēderly of great cōpassion hath taken among your people to defend them from the threatned ruine of theyr common wealth haue bene so slouthfully yea paynefully leuied seeing almost the vttermost peny that mought haue bene leuied hath bene gathered before yearely by this erronious insatiable generation Neither the Danes nor the Saxons in the time of the auncient Britons should euer haue bene able to haue brought theyr armies from so far hether into your land to haue conquered it if they had had at that time such a sort of idle glottons to finde at home He meaneth all this onely of idle Fryers The noble king Arthur had neuer bene able to haue caried his army to the foote of the mountaynes to resiste the comming downe of Lucius the Emperour if such yearely exactions had bene taken of his people The Greeks had neuer bene able to haue so long continued at the siege of Troy if they had had at home such an idle sort of cormorantes to finde The auncient Romaines had neuer bene able to haue put all the whole world vnder theyr obeysaunce if their people had bene thus yearely oppressed The Turke now in your time should neuer bene able to get so much ground of christendome if he had in his Empyre such a sort of Locustes to deuoure his substaunce Lay then these summes to the foresayd third part of the possessions of the realme that ye may see whether it draw nigh vnto the halfe of the whole substance of the Realme or not so shal ye finde that it draweth farre aboue An vnequal diuision that the Fryers should haue ●●lfe with the m●●ltitude they being 〈…〉 hundreth 〈◊〉 of the number Now let vs then compare the number of this vnkinde idle sort vnto the number of the lay people we shall see whether it be indifferently shifted or not that they should haue halfe Cōpare them to the number of men so are they not the hundreth person Compare them to men womē

kindes The sacrament in both kindes excluded is not necessary ad salutem by the law of God to all persons and that it is to be beleued not doubted of but that in the flesh vnder forme of bread is the very bloud with the bloud vnder forme of wine is the very flesh as well aparte as they were both together The 3. Article Thirdly that priestes after the order of priesthoode receiued as afore may not mary by the law of God The 4. Article Fourthly that the vowes of chastity or widowhead Aduisedly that is made aboue the age of 21. yeares priestes onely excepted by mā or woman made to God aduisedly ought to be obserued by the law of God and that it exempteth them from other libertyes of christen people which without that they might enioy The 5. Article Fiftly that it is meete and necessary that priuate Masses be continued and admitted in this english Church and congregation as whereby good Christē people By these benefites of priuate masses is ment the helping of soules in Purgatory ordering themselues accordingly do receiue both godly goodly consolations and benefites And it is agreable also to Gods law The 6. Article Sixtly that auricular confession is expedient and necessary to be retayned and continued The 6. Article vsed and frequented in the Church of God After th●se Articles were thus concluded and cōsented vpon the Prelates of the Realme craftely perceiuing that such a foule violent act could not take place or preuayle vnlesse straight and bloudy penalties were set vpon them they caused through theyr acustomed practise to be ordeyned and enacted by the king and the Lordes spiritual and temporall and the commons in the sayd Parliament as foloweth The penalties vpon the 6 Articles That if any person or persons within this Realme of England or any other the kings dominions The penaltyes vpon the 6. articles after the xij day of Iuly next comming by word writing imprinting ciphring or any otherwise shuld publish preach teach say affirme declare dispute argue or holde any opinion that in the blessed Sacrament of the Altar vnder forme of bread and wine after the consecration therof there is not presēt really Transubstantiation the naturall body and bloud of our Sauiour Iesus Christ conceiued of the virgin Mary or that after the sayd consecration there remayneth any substaunce of bread or wine or any other substance but the substāce of Christ god and mā or after the time abouesayd publish preach teach say affirme declare dispute argue or hold opinion that in y e flesh vnderforme of bread is not the very bloud of christ or that with the bloud of Christ vnder the forme of wine is not the very flesh of Christ aswell aparte as though they were both together or by any of y e meanes abouesayd or otherwise preach teach declare or affirme the said sacrament to be of other substance then is abouesayd or by any meane contemne depraue or despise the sayd blessed sacrament that then euery such person so offēding their ayders comforters counsellers consenters and ab●eters therein being therof conuicted in forme vnder written by the authority abouesayd should be deemed and adiudged heretickes Suffering without any abiuration and euery of such offence should be adiudged manifest heresy that euery such offender and offenders should therfore haue suffer iudgemēt execution payn paynes of death by way of burning without any abiuratiō benefite of the cleargy or Sanctuary to be therfore permitted had allowed admitted or suffered Losse of goodes and also should therfore forfeit and loose to the kinges highnesse his ayres and successors all his or theyr honors manors castles landes tenementes rentes reuersions seruices possessions all other his or theyr hereditaments goods and cattell Opinion against the Sacrament of the aultar made treason termes and freeholdes whatsoeuer they were which any such offence or offēces committed or done or at any time after as in any cases of high treason The penalty of the last v. Articles And as touching the other v. articles folowing the penalty deuised for them was this The penalties of the last 5. articles That euery such person or persons which do preach teach obstinately affirme vphold mainteine or defend after the 12. day of Iuly the sayd yeare any thing contrary to the same or if any being in orders or after a vow aduisedly made did mary or make mariage or contract matrimony in so doing should be adiudged as felones and lose both life and forfeit goodes as in case of felony without any benefite of the clergye or priuiledge of the Church or of Sanctuary c. Item that euery such person or persons which after y e day aforesayd by word writing printing cyphring or otherwise did publish declare or holde opinion contrary to the 5. articles aboue expressed being for any such offēce duely conuict or attainted for the first time besides the forfayt of all his goodes and cattell and possessions what so euer should suffer imprisonment of his body at the kings pleasure for the second time being accused presented therof conuict should suffer as in case aforesayd of felony Item if any within order of pristhood before the time of the sayd Parliament had maryed or contracted Matrimony or vowed widowhead the sayd matrimony should stand vtterly voyd and be dissolued Item that the same daunger that belonged to priestes marying theyr wiues shuld also redound to the womē maryed vnto the Priestes Inquisition vpō the 6. articles Furthermore for the more effectuall execution of the premises it was enacted by the sayd Parliament that full authority of Inquisition of all such heresyes fellonies and contemptes should be committed and directed down into euery shyre to certayn persons specially therunto appointed of the which persons three at least prouided alwayes the Archbishop or bishop or his Chauncellor or his Commissarie to be one should sitte foure times at least in the yeare A bloudy inquisition hauing full power to take information accusation by the depositions of any two lawfull persons at the least as well as by the othes of xij men to examine and inquire of all and singuler the heresyes fellonyes and contempts aboue remēbred hauing also as ample power to make proces agaynst euery person or persons indited presented or accused before them also to heare determine the foresayd heresyes fellonyes contempts and other offences as well as if the mater had bene presented before the Iustices of peace in their Sessions And also that the saide Iustices in theyr Sessions euery Steward or vndersteward or his Deputy in theyr law daies should haue power by y e othes of xij lawfull men to enquire likewise of all singular the heresyes fellonyes contemptes and other offences and to heare and determine the same to all effectes of this present Acte c. Prouided withall that no person nor persons therupō

an Aultar set vppe in the bodye of the Churche for celebration of the communion and caused the sayd Aultar to be taken away and a table to be set in the middle of the Churche the Byshop after the same commaunded the Uicar of Carmarthen to set the table without the chauncell agayne for the ministration of the communion Item he being often in Carmarthen and other places in the chauncell at y e time of holy communion not onely caryed there hym selfe neyther cōmunicating nor ministring bareheaded and vncoyffid reuerently kneelyng but also permitteth the people there to continue the chauncell and quire full kneeling and knockyng their breastes Whiche manner is yet vsed in all the dyocesse without any reformation or gaynesay of hym or any of his officers Item whereas superstious praying vppon beades is not onely vngodly but reprooued in the Kynges Maiesties iniunctions the sayde Byshopppe meeting many with beades in their handes neuer rebuked anye of them Item the sayde Byshopye beyng in the Pulpyt and seeyng corses there within the Churche wyth a great number of lightes vppon them neuer spake against any of them Item where as thordinaunce will that no children be baptised but vppon the Sondaye or holy day onely cause of necessitie excepted he hauyng two children himselfe borne wythout daunger caused one of them to be baptised vppon the worke day And by hys example wythout anye contradiction or motion of reformation it is vsed as it hath bene accustomed in all the dyocesse commonly contrary vnto the booke of ordinaunce in that behalfe ¶ Couetousnes Item from his first comming into the dyocesse hee hath hadde and yet hathe hys onelye studye laboure and practise to suruey landes and to looke for mines c. neglecting his owne bounden duety to applye his booke and preaching Item he keepeth no maner hospitalitie but hath hys seruaunts table in one parlour with him least any stranger shoulde approche hys seruauntes being at theyr meate Item he is commonly talking not of any godlynes but of worldlye matters as baking brewing enclosing plowing mining of milstones discharging of tenaunts and suche like not onely at his table but also most commonly at other places Item he hath warned diuers tenauntes out of theyr landes whiche they and theyr elders haue enioyed for their rentes these hundred yeares and more and occupyed with tillage whiche he sayth he will enclose and beyng sued to of poore men because of quietnes he answered the crowes shall eate the corne rather then ye shal haue any profite thereof Item when the Uicars Chorall of S. Dauids for reliefe of their hospitalitie had an Iland of hys called the bishops Isle for xl s. rent he hath set it to a chapleyn of his for v.li. by yeare And wher at the sute of the sayd Uicars it was graunted by the bishop in the whole chapiter that the Uicares should haue it for yeares at xl s. rent and pay xx.li. entrie he now couetously and agaynst his promyse openly made denyeth the same except the Uicars would geue l.li. Item he caused the Curate of S. Dauids to warne their tenauntes out of theyr sayde landes in the pulpit to the great offence of the people which were wont to haue Gods word preached there and so they sayd to the Curate at that tyme. Item to the plowing of a pasture not aboue x. dayes worke in Lent An. 1549. he had 32. ploughes in one day and those ploughes the priest bad in the Church contrary to the statute of Gomortha in that behalfe prouided and to the euill example of gentlemen in that country Item where the kinges maiesties of godly remembraunce Henry theight appointed at Brekenock a scholemaister vssher Reader of diuinitie a Minister certain scholers and for the mayntenaunce thereof appoynted lx and xij.li. of the pensions and reuenues of Brekenocke the Bishop finding it so furnished hath neither Reader nor Minister there couetously conuerting their stipends to his owne vse Item the Bish. was twise in one day presented in the great court holden in the towne of Carmarthen for enclosing and couetous encroching of the kinges hye way Item he couetously occupyeth purchasing of landes bying of cattell marchaundise and other thinges beyng indetted a notable summe to the kinges Maiestie as may by his accomptes in the courte of tenthes and first fruites appeare Item wheras one Lewis Iohn Thomas boole putting from hym hys lawfull wedded wife vppon Christmas euen last past without banes had mariage solemnizate with a concubine of hys in a Churche within 3. myles of the Byshoppes abode at that time The Bishop since knowing the premisses hath not onely of a couetous mind entred familiaritye with the sayde Lewis and bought a peece of land of him but also euer since hath for to haue hys landes good chepe left both the parties and priest vnpunished vsing hym to familiarly that whereas a Somner cited the parties to appeare among other criminals for the same facte the Byshoppe commaunded the sayde Somner to lette hym alone and so they all remaine vnpunished Item where as the whole Chapiter of Saint Dauids as it was thought was in assured amitie wyth the Byshoppe they all being his Officers or Chaplaines he procured them to be unpleaded wyth Wryt of Quo warranto in the kings Bench keeping the Wryt with hym secretely at the least three monethes not deliuering it but onely tenne dayes before the day of their apparance the parties beyng seuen dayes iourney distant from London Item he is a wilfull wrong doer and troubler of men in theyr rightes entring vppon their lawfull possessions stirring thereby much contention and so notably knowen to the offence of the countrey Wilfull negligence ITem whereas the Byshop aforesayde was appoynted in August An. 1547. and consecrated in September following hee neuer came into the Diocesse himselfe nor sent or appoynted any Officer there before the moneth of April An. 1548. to the great disorder of the kings Maiesties subiects lacke of reformation and ministration of iustice Item during his visitation the sayde Bishop did not endeuor himselfe to see reformation but roade surueying of landes appoynting vaine enclosures and suche other things Which are no parte of the office to him committed nor yet conuenient namely at that time Item the visitation finished he neither appoynted his Officers to examine the cleargie of the places of Scripture to them appoynted to be studied in the same visitation nor hath hitherto effectually gone about any godly reformation according to the ordinaunces of this realme Item the Byshoppe since his comming to the diocesse neuer ministred the Communion sauing onely at two times that he ordred certaine Deacons but in euery thing but that he other whiles preacheth excepted ordreth himselfe like no minister nor man of his vocation Item he hath so alienated himselfe from studie that he preacheth vndiscretely discrediting the office not only vntruely reporting the Scriptures but also preaching the ten commaundements in one place in declaration of the