Actes and monuments
by John Foxe
Occult PhilosophyHermeticismModern
Chapters
212
Total Words
646,803
Reading Time
2588 min
Published
1563
Table of Contents
1.Preface
1 min2.BOOK III.
1 min3.BOOK IV.
5 min4.BOOK V.
2 min5.BOOK in.'
179 min6.VI. slain
78 min7.XXV. 8.) Where is Peter's spirit, by whose power covetousness is destroyed, and
8 min8.BOOK IV.
24 min9.III. to King Ethelbcrt, as also in one of Boniflice V. to Justus, the
1 min10.I. For tlieorder of sitting, that the archbishop of York should sit on the riglit
1 min11.IV. That no clerk or monk of any other diocese should be retained as such,
1 min12.VI. That none should marry within the seventh degree, with any cither of
1 min13.VII. That none should cither buy or sell holy orders, or any office within
1 min14.IX. That no bishop or abbot, or any of the clergy, should be at the judgment
64 min15.C. de Karvile,
1 min16.C. Cappan,
1 min17.L. de Burgee,
1 min18.C. Panner,
1 min19.I. de Artel,
1 min20.C. de Quincy,
1 min21.V. de Somery,
1 min22.V. de Cresty,
1 min23.C. de Morley,
1 min24.V. de Longevyle,
1 min25.I. de Maubank,
1 min26.II. de Turberv-ylc,
1 min27.I. de Saint Martin,
1 min28.M. de Cronu et de St.
1 min29.I. Trigos,
1 min30.C. de Vautort,
32 min31.III. Also, they say whatsoever hath been done or concluded, since the second
1 min32.IV. Item, " Dicunt cucharistiam consccratam per Romanam ecclesiam non
1 min33.V. Fiurthcr, they say that the Romish church doth eiT in the words of bap-
1 min34.VI. They hold moreover that there is no purgatory, and that the suffrages of
1 min35.VII. Also, they hold that the souls out of the bodies departed (whether they
1 min36.IX. Also, they condemn the church of Rome, for that as well women as
1 min37.XI. Further, they blame the church of Rome for celebrating their mass on
1 min38.XII. Also, in this the Greek church varieth from the Latin ; for they have
1 min39.XIII. Neither do they use exti'cme unction, or amioiling after the manner
1 min40.XIV. Also, they enjoin no satisfaction for penance, but only that they show
1 min41.XV. Also, only on Maunday Thursday they consecrate for the sick, keeping
1 min42.XVII. Moreover, the Grecians in their orders make no vow of chastity,
1 min43.XVIII. Also, every year the Grecians use, on certain days, to excommuni-
1 min44.XIX. Also further, among the said Grecians they are excommunicated that
1 min45.XX. Also, tlieir emperor amongst them doth oi-dain patriarchs, bisliops, and William
1 min46.XXI. Item, they blame the Latin church because they eat no flesh, eggs, —
1 min47.XXII. Item, they hold against the Latin men for celebrating without the
1 min48.XXIII. The Grecians use not to kneel in all their devotions, not even to the
1 min49.XXIV. The Grecians, moreover, permit not the Latins to celebrate upon tlieir
1 min50.XXV. Further, they dissent from the church of Rome touching the order
157 min51.M. ' o ' ' •/ 1 Answer
20 min52.III. Clerics arraigned and accused of any matter whatsoever, being summoned by the king's
1 min53.IV. No archbishops, bishops, or [other ecclesiastical] persons [persons] of the kingdom are
1 min54.V. Excommunicated persons shall not be bound to give security or take oath to remain where
1 min55.VI. Laics ought not to be accused but by certain specified and legal accusers and witnesses,
1 min56.VII. No man who holds of the king in capite, nor any of his chief ministers, is to be excom-
1 min57.VIII. Appeals, when they arise, ought to he made from the archdeacon to the bishop, and from
1 min58.IX. If any difference arise between a cleric and a laic, or between a laic and a cleric, concerning
1 min59.X. Whosoever is an inhabitant of any city, castle, borough, or any demesne lands of the lord
1 min60.XI. Archbishops, bishops, and all other ecclesiastical persons in the kingdom, who hold of the
1 min61.XII. When an archbishopric, bishopric, abbacy, or priory in the gift of the lord king shall be
1 min62.XIII. If any of the great men of the kingdom shall refuse to do justice to an archbishop, or a
1 min63.XIV. The cliattels of those who are under the king's forfeiture may not be detained in any
1 min64.XV. Pleas concerning debts, which are owing upon troth-plight (fide interposita), or without
1 min65.XVI. The sons of peasants (rusticorum) ought not to be ordained without the consent of the lord
1 min66.I. That no order should be given to husbandmen's children and bondmen's children, without the jjjg
1 min67.II. And if a man of holy church hold any lay fee in his hand, he shall do there-for the king the Out of an
1 min68.III. If any man were the king's traitor, and had taken the church, that It should be lawful to as it ap-
1 min69.IV. Alio if any felon's goods were brought to holy church, that there should none such keep drawn
1 min70.V. That no land should be given to the church or to any house of religion, without the king's French
1 min71.I. If that between a clerk and a laj-man were any striving for church goods, they would the plea lord
1 min72.II. That there should neither bishop nor clerk go out of the land without the king's license, and
1 min73.III. If any man were denounced accursed, and were come again to amendment, the king would
1 min74.V. That all the bishoprics and abbeys that were vacant should be in the king's hands, until such
1 min75.VI. If any plea were to consistory brought, they should appeal from thence to the archdeacon,
1 min76.VII. That
3 min77.IX. If any clerk f(ir felony were taken and so proved, he should be first disgraded, and then
4 min78.II. Also, no clerk, monk, or other religious person, can be permitted to pass beyond the sea or
1 min79.IV. Let no plea be held by order of the pope or of the archbishop, nor let any communication
1 min80.VI. If any bishops, or clerics, or abbots, or laics, shall comply with any sentence of interdict, let
1 min81.VII. The chattels of all persons favouring the pope or the archbishop, and all their possessions,
1 min82.VIII. All clerics who have rents and estates in England shall be summoned, in whatever
1 min83.IX. Peter-pence shall no longer be paid over to the pope's apostolic treasury, but be kept dili-
1 min84.X. The bishops of London and Norwich shall be at the king's mercy, and he summoned by the
11 min85.C. Quod Petro dictum est, dictum est tantum rectoribus ecclesiae : Principes non sunt reclores
5 min86.X. 20). Christ offered tribute to Caesar for himself and for Peter. Also Peter saith, " Be ye sub-
125 min87.II. All things which are necessary to salvation are contained in holy Scrip-
1 min88.IV. There is no purgatory ; but all men are either through Christ justified
1 min89.VII. All human traditions ought to be rejected, at least not to be reputed as
1 min90.VIII. The asserted supremacy of the pope above all churches, and especially
1 min91.X. The chiurch of Rome is the very Babylon spoken of in the Apocalypse ;
1 min92.XIII. Such as hear the word of God, and have a right faith, they hold to be
18 min93.III. for sorrow died, and Gregory VIII., the next pope after him,
67 min94.IV. That our bodies and souls glorified, shall not be "in ccelo empyreo" prelates
1 min95.IX. That he whicli liath " meliora naturalia" (that is to say, more perfect
3 min96.II. And if he killed him on the land, he should in like manner be tied with
1 min97.III. lie that shall be convicted by lawful witness of drawing out his knife
1 min98.V. Whoso speaketh any opprobrious or contumelious words, in reviling or
1 min99.VI. A thief or felon that hath stolen, being lawfully convicted, shall have
94 min100.part demanded, even to the very breaking of their hedges, the stealing
48 min101.Chapter Monks. New Canons of St. Austin . . 1430
35 min102.II. A.D. 1212, as is partly before touched. In the days of these kings, deposed
15 min103.IV. Because that when of late they gave the tenth part of their goods, it was
1 min104.V. Because they had contributed before; and if they should now contribute
1 min105.VII. Because the king hath many enemies and expecteth to want much money
1 min106.VIII. Because it might turn to the prejudice of the patrons of tlie churches,
1 min107.IX. Lastly, because they hear say, that the general state of the church is in
1 min108.I. The kingdom of England is aggrieved that the pope, being not contented
1 min109.II. The church and kingdom of England is aggrieved, that the patrons of tlie ^ j^
1 min110.III. It is aggrieved in the requiring of pensions and provisions, for that affer
1 min111.IV. The realm is aggrieved, that in the benefices in England one Italian
1 min112.V. The fifth grievance" is, for the oft arrival of that infamous nuncio " Non
1 min113.VI. The said realm is also aggrieved by general tallages, collections, and
1 min114.VII. The aforesaid realm complaineth and is aggrieved, that in the benefices
184 min115.I. That the said provincial, or his friars, should inquire about all usurers
1 min116.II. That all they who took the badge of the cross, for the recovery of the said
1 min117.III. That all the goods left in the testaments of them that were departed
1 min118.IV. That such goods as in the testaments of the dead were left, or which
1 min119.V. That such goods as were left to be distributed in pious uses after the
1 min120.M. Paris.— Ei). (7) " De suis catallis," Lat., chattelU.— Ed.
1 min121.VI. That they should diligently inquire of goods evil gotten or evil come
1 min122.VII. That the said provincial, or his friars, should have full power to absolve
21 min123.IV. would
43 min124.II. , although in his decree (which in the first canon of the twenty-
4 min125.II. places hath noted, and by the observation of dates may by any oneordi-
19 min126.I. That Frederic, thc emperor, should be anointed king of Jerusalem, accord-
1 min127.II. That Jerusalem itself, and all the lands and possessions which were situate History r,f
1 min128.IV. That all the prisoners should be set at liberty without paying any
64 min129.IX. that the council which he had called at Rome was prevented, and his
244 min130.VI. Kal. Marlii, pontificatus nostri anno .secundo." [Feb. 2Jth, a.d. 129C.]— Ex Chron. Rob. Gis-
27 min131.VIII. au-
13 min132.VIII. in
10 min133.VIII. barons, and divers other persons, ecclesiastical and temporal, hevemito sub-
113 min134.I. Faith which before were granted, peaceably to be kept and observed; why then they
139 min135.I. That during the said truce no aggression [novltas], mischief, or grievance,
1 min136.II. Item, that during the said truce either of the princes, and their coadju-
1 min137.III. Item, that the said princes, and their coadjutors and confederates,
1 min138.IV. Item, that the said two princes shall not procure, eitlier by themselves or
1 min139.VI. Item, that within twenty days next and immediately ensuing, each of
1 min140.VII. Item, if by any the said princes, their people, confederates, or coadju-
1 min141.VIII. Item, that such as arc outlaws and fugitives out of the country of
1 min142.IX. Item, that the debts due to Arras, Crespigny, or other towns of France,
1 min143.X. Item, that all such prisoners, as have been taken during this war, shall
1 min144.XI. Item, that all things carried off as spoil in the time of war before the said
1 min145.XII. Also, that these conditions of truce immediately may take effect be-
1 min146.XIII. Item, that tliis said truce be proclaimed in England and in Scotland,
1 min147.XIV. Item, it is recorded that within this truce be included the Spaniards,
57 min148.III. He would send unto them such plenty of corn, that what was sold for
1 min149.IV. Tie would store them with plenty of French wool to make cloth for a
1 min150.VII. Such as were able and forward men among them, he would retain and
64 min151.BOOK V.
99 min152.I. The first was the opinion of those wlio contended that the friars might not,
3 min153.V. The fifth opinion was, that albeit the friars might at all times, and at Easter The fifth
5 min154.I. First, beginning with the former conclusion, " that the parish church was The first
7 min155.I. For that the ordinary pastor is properly appointed of God imto that of the se-
1 min156.II. For that in resorting to the ordinary of the parish is a double reward of J^j'^^^'^JJ^
1 min157.III. Because the ordinary is more bound to his own flock, and is to be
1 min158.IV. Because, in resorting to the person of his own ordinary, there is more
1 min159.V. Because, as Innocent (cap. " Etsi Animarum") saith, the coming to the curate
1 min160.VI. Forasmuch as the parishioner must needs come to his curate at some
1 min161.VII. For that (as the said Innocent affirmeth) it striketh more shame of his
1 min162.VIII. Because it is more profitable, especially for them that live in matri-
4 min163.book could stir of any science, either of divinity, law, or physic, but they were
6 min164.III. His third conclusion was, that " the Lord Christ in his human conversation
1 min165.IV. " The fourth conclusion was, that Christ our Lord and Saviour did never
5 min166.V. The fifth conclusion of Armachanus against the friars, was this, " that Fifth con-
1 min167.VI. The sixth conclusion of Armachanus against the friars was,
3 min168.VII. The seventh conclusion of Annachanus is, " that no wise nor true holy
2 min169.VIII. The eighth conclusion of this matter is, that it is not agreeing to the Eighth
1 min170.IX. The ninth and last conclusion of this matter is, that the bull of pope Ninth
68 min171.III. That the brokers of that wicked city Avignon for money promote many V^yW
1 min172.IV. That aliens, enemies to this land, who never saw nor care to see their
1 min173.V. Also, it was put in the said bill to be considered, that the law of holy
1 min174.VI. That both law and reason and good faith would, that livings given to
1 min175.VIII. That lay patrons, perceiving tire covetousness and simony of the jhe pope
1 min176.IX. That there is no prince in Christendom so rich, that hath by the fourth inesti-
1 min177.X. Over and besides in the said bill, repeating again their tender zeal for the ?' ^"^'
1 min178.XI. Whereupon with much persuasion was desired help, to remedy these dis- Refomia-
1 min179.XII. The means how to begin this was to write two letters to the pope, the
1 min180.XIII. And for a further accomplishment hereof it was suggested, to enact Acts
1 min181.XIV. The king answered that he had heretofore by statute provided sufficient trans-
1 min182.XV. That the pope's collector, a French subject, and other aliens the
1 min183.XVI. That the same collector, being also receiver of the Pope's pence, keepeth -me
1 min184.XVII. That cardinals, and other clerks, aliens and denizens, reside at Rome, ""•
2 min185.XXII. That the pope, in time, will give the temporal manors of those dignities
90 min186.XIV. XV. XVJ. ^ "■
20 min187.book 3, § 8, observes, that Aventine declares " Hildcbrand" to mean " titio
42 min188.III. Epist. .321 Liigduvensis, pro Lundensi.' Ita Sirmondiis. Qiire conjectura
37 min189.D. Th. i. 72.) The archbishop of Rouen denied, afterwards, that the king had
18 min190.VIII. died December 17th, following. — L'Art de Ver. des Dates.
24 min191.II. at pp. 455 — 509.
5 min192.M. Westminster and M. Paris a.u. 1219 ; but the Waverley Annals sav a.d. 1218,
3 min193.M. Paris (p. 328) ; who afterwards (p. 355) calls him " Johannes de Houtoua."
1 min194.M. Paris pp.447 — 455, sub anno 1237, for the matter of the next paragraph.)
2 min195.M. Paris (p. 702) gives the king's letter, dated " Westm. March 28th, 30
3 min196.M. Paris (p. 313) says " P. Wintoniensem. " Godwin shows this to Ix- •' Peter:"
3 min197.M. I'aiis only says " crastino Cineruin," which (by Nicolas's Tables) fell on
1 min198.M. Paris, and L'Jrl de T'er. dcs Dates.)
6 min199.M. Paris, p. 405.
2 min200.M. Paris, p. 641, dated 25 Hen. III. i.e. a. d. 1211.
2 min201.M. Paris's date (p. 683) : the tidings of the pope's intrigues at that meeting
2 min202.M. Paris, p. 715.
3 min203.M. I'aris, p. 051.
2 min204.M. Paris, p. 941, ad an. 1557.
1 min205.M. Paris : he says that 8200 were lost in the army of Robert, earl ot Artois,
1 min206.M. Paris, p. 793.
7 min207.II. in Anastasii Bibliothecarii de " Vitis pontiiicum " (p. 223 ):— "Colleclis
27 min208.M. Paris, represents this letter as addressed to the pope : the Burton Annals
38 min209.VIII. would stand, according to Foxe's arrangement, at page 603, and is repre-
2 min210.part in tliis appeal : he had been previonsly ordered lionie to liis see by Boni-
3 min211.V. may have confirmed it.
38 min212.VIII. introduced the clause " Anteferri," see Sixt. Decretal. Lib. 111. Tit. IV.
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