A continuation of the Complete history of England: containing the lives and reigns of Edward I, II & III and Richard the Second / [Robert Brady].

  • Robert Brady
Date:
1700
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Credit: A continuation of the Complete history of England: containing the lives and reigns of Edward I, II & III and Richard the Second / [Robert Brady]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -V- ■ f -J-5—^- B CI be Reign of King Edward L of Flanders Daughters 5 This Inftrument is alfo dated at the fame place, on Tuefday after Candlemafs, Le Mardj apres le Chan- deleur. A few days after the Confirmation of this Confederacy, the King being much moved at the Backwardnefs, Unkindnefs, and Stiff- nefs, of the Clergy to aflift him in this War againft France, gave Command, [2] That all the Lay Fees of the whole Clergy, as well Arch-Bifiops, Bifiops, and Religious, as of other Cle.rcs whatever, and of whatever State or Condition they were, toge¬ ther with their Goods and Chattels found upon the fame, fhould be feified into his hands, until the Sheriffs fhould receive other Commands from him 5 Which Writs or Warrants to all the She¬ riffs of England were dated at Ely in his return from Walfingham, February the 12th. D This Writ was rigidly Executed, as appears by the Prote&i- ons hereafter mentioned, and the Report of all Hiftorians 5 and as the Monk of [3] Weflminfler fays, the Clergy were alfo put out of the King’s Proteftion, and lb as the Lawyers were prohi¬ bited to plead for them before the Barons of the Exchequer, or any Temporal Judge 5 and that all in Orders were commanded freely to pay to the King the Fifth part of their Revenue, or quit their Eftates 5 Sponte ojferre fibi fiuorum provent uum quintans partem, aid invite cedere omnibus Bonk fink. The firft that com¬ plied and obeyed this Command, were fome Shaveling Prelates in Court, but in the Cure of Souls manifeft Pirates, that they might bring in others to the like Compliance. The Monk thinks he Latines this very fharply and wittily, [Tpj Huic mandato pri- mitus obtemperaverunt quidarn Tonfiorati in Curia Regali Pr£lati, in Cura vero animarum Pilati manifcfii, nt inducerent pari modo animos ceeterorum. • However it was, before this Writ iffued, the Clergy efpeci- alJy of the Province of Torly, and more particularly of the Dio- cefies of York and Carlifie, having great Apprehenlions of the King’s Anger, and their own Condition, by early application, and granting the Fifth of their Benefices and Goods, for the Defence of themfelves and their Churches, againft the Invafion and At¬ tempts of the Enemies of the Kingdom, obtained his Protection [yj for themfelves, Tenents, Lands, Rents, Goods, and all their Polleffions whatever, which were to be protected, maintained, and defended, from all Injury, Trouble, and Damage, until the Feaft of All-Saints next. This Writ of Protection bears Date at Walfingham, Febr. 6. in the 2 5th of his Reign, and only by Privy Seal, but on the 18th of the fame [6] month pajfed the Great Seal, by Warrant from the King. The fame [7] Prote&ion was given to the King’s beloved Clerk Iterius de Ingolifine, Arch-Deacon of Bath, his Tenents, Lands, Rents, and Pojfejfions, and for the fame time, that is, un¬ to the Feaft of All-Saints. Dated at Kings-Langley in Hertford- fhire the 18th of February ^ and the fame was granted Qo] to John de Alelingham, Lambert de Trigingham, John de Lacy, Ra- dulph The King moved ar rhe unkindnefs of the Clergy. [2] Append, n 13. Ordered the Lay-fees, e&v. of the Clergy to be feifed. [3] Fol- 429. n. 30. . The C'ergy put out of Prote&ion. [4] Ibm. The Clergy of the Province of Turk com¬ ply with the King, and receive his Piote&ion. [j] Append, n. 19. [6] Ibm. (7] Append. n. 10. Many others fubmit, and receive the King’s Pro¬ tection. [8] Ibm.
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