The Reformation and the Renaissance (1485-1547): Second Edition
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The Reformation and the Renaissance (1485-1547): Second Edition
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Sources; Reformation -- England
After the Lincolnshire men had received this the King's answer
aforesaid, made to their petitions, each mistrusting the other who
should be noted to be the greatest meddler, even very suddenly they
began to shrink and out of hand they were all divided, and every man
at home in his own house in peace: but the captains of these rebels
escaped not all clear, but were after apprehended, and had as they
deserved: he that took upon him as captain of this rout, named himself
Captain Cobles, but it was a monk called Doctor Macherel, with divers
other which afterward were taken and apprehended.
NOTE.--Within six days a new insurrection broke out in the north,
known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. The objects of these insurgents
were as follows: "the maintenance and defence of the faith of Christ,
and deliverance of Holy Church sore decayed and oppressed, and also
for the furtherance as well of private as public matters in the realm
touching the wealth of all the king's poor subjects" (Hall ii., 275).
An army was sent to restore order, but they were prevented from
reaching the rebels by a river, which suddenly overflowed its banks
and was considered by the people to be a miracle. On the following
day the King granted a pardon to all concerned, and the rebellion
came to an end.
[Footnote 53: = a tax of 1/16th of the assessed value of property.]
[Footnote 54: = balance.]
INJUNCTIONS TO THE CLERGY MADE BY CROMWELL (1538).
+Source.+--Burnet's _History of the Reformation_; _Collection of Records_,
Part I., Book III. xi.
First: That ye shall truly observe and keep all and singular the
King's Highness' Injunctions, given unto you heretofore in my name, by
his Grace's Authority; not only upon the pains therein expressed, but
also in your default after this second monition continued, upon
further punishment to be straitly extended towards you by the King's
Highness' Arbitriment, or his Vice-Gerent aforesaid.
Item: That ye shall provide on this side the Feast of [words omitted]
next coming, one Book of the whole Bible of the largest volume in
English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said
Church that ye have use of, whereas your Parishoners may most
commodiously resort to the same and read it; the charge of which Book
shall be ratably born between you, the Parson, and the Parishoners
aforesaid, that is to say the one half by you, and the other half by
them.
Item: That ye shall discourage no man privily or apertly from the
reading or hearing of the said Bible, but shall expressly provoke,
stir, and exhort every person to read the same, as that which is the
very lively word of God, that every Christian man is bound to embrace,
believe, and follow, if he look to be saved: admonishing them
nevertheless to avoid all contention, altercation therein, and to use
an honest sobriety in the inquisition of the true sense of the same,
and refer the explication of the obscure places to men of higher
judgement in Scripture.
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