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CloseA city and county of itself, having exclusive jurisdiction; locally in the East Riding of the county of York, of which it is the capital. 198 miles north-north-west from London. The city is the seat of the Archbishop, and comprised originally 33 parishes, reduced by amalgamation to 22; of which 33, 17 were discharged rectories, 10 discharged vicarages, and 6 perpetual curacies; all within the diocese of York.
[Back to Top]English information from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (S. Lewis & Co: London, 1831)
Welsh information taken from Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales(Lewis & Co: London, 1840)
The reason for the use of these works of reference is that they present the jurisdictional and ecclesiastical position as it was before the major Victorian changes. The descriptions therefore approximate to those applying in the sixteenth century, after the major changes of 1535-42. Except for the physical locations, which have not changed, the reader should not therefore take these references as being accurate in the twenty-first century.
[Back to Top]the Romish people of thys our age easely thynke it to be true when they see it, neither yet shall they be able to deny the same, so cleare standeth the force of those recordes.
Ye heard a litle before, pag. 381. howe Iohn Stratford Archb. of Cant. being sent for and required by the king to come vnto him, refused so to do. What the cause was why he denyed to come at the kings sending, is neither touched of Polidore Virgil, nor of any other monkish Chronicler, wryting of those actes and times. Whose part hath bene, faithfully to haue dispensed the simple truth of thyngs don to theyr posterity. MarginaliaParcial dissimulation in our histories of the Church of England. But that whych they dissemblingly and colourably haue concealed, contrary to true lawe of storie, the true cause thereof we haue found out by the true Parliament roles, declaring the story thus.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaEx anno. 6. reg. Edou. 3. tit.1. King Edward the 3. in the 6. yeare of hys raigne, hearing that Edward Bailol had proclaimed himselfe kyng of Scotland: Required counsell of the whole estate to wit, whether were better for hym to assayle Scotlande, and to claim the demesing or demeines of the same: or els by making hym party to take hys aduauntage. And thereby to enioy the seruice, as other hys auncesters before hym had done. For thys cause he sommoned a Parliament of all estates to meete at Yorke, about the begynning of December. Where the kyng was alredy come, waiting for þe comming of such as were warned thereunto. For the want of whose comming, the parliament was reiourned til monday, and from thence to Tuesday next ensuing. But for somuch as most of the states were absent, the assembly required the continuance of the parliament, vntil the vtas
CloseUtas or Utaves are a form of the word octaves; that is, the eighth dayfrom a religious feast day.
CloseI.e., 20 January 1332.
In conclusion, for all the kyngs sommoning, none other of all the Clergy came, but onely the Archv. of Yorke, the byshop of Lincolne, and of Carliel, & Abbots of Yorke and Seleby. MarginaliaThe Archb. of Cant. came not to the parliament at Yorke, and all for bearing the crosse. So that hereunto came not the Archb. of Cāterb. nor any other of hys prouince, and all for bearing the crosse. Wherby the same was not onely a losse to the oportunitie to Scotland: but also an importable charge to the whole estate by a newe reassembly. And thus much out of the recordes. Whereby thou mayest easely iudge (prudent Reader) what is to be thought of these Pope holy Catholique Churchmen) being of the Popes broode and setting vp whom such friuolous causes of contention stirre vp to such disquietnes, both among themselues, and also to such disobedience against their Prince: excuse them who can. Ex An. 6. Regis Edwardi 3.MarginaliaEx an 17. reg. Edouardi. 3. tit. 39.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaThe Popes prouisions restrayned. tit. 59. It foloweth moreouer in the same records, concerning the abandoning of the popes prouisions: how that the cōmons finde great default at prouisions commyng from Rome, whreby straungers were enabled wtin this realme to enioy ecclesiastical dignities, & shew diuers inconueniences ensuing thereby, namely the decay of daily almose, þe transporting of the treasure to nourish the kings enemies the discouering of the secrets of the realme, & the disabling and impouerishing of the clerkes within this realme.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaThe church of England spoyled by the pope & his foreiners They also shew how the pope had in most couert wyse graunted to two new Cardinalles wythin thys Realme, (and namely to Cardinall Peragotz) aboue ten thousand markes of yerely taxes: They therfore required the kyng and nobles to finde some remedy, for that they neuer could ne would any longer beare those straunge oppressions, or els to helpe them to expell out of thys realme the Popes power by force.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaThe acte of K. Edwarde the first, reuiued for premunire, tit. 60. Hereupon, the King, Lords, and commōs, sent for the act made at Carliel, in the 35. yere of king Edward þe first, vpon the lyke complaint: thereby forbidding, þt any thyng shoulde be attempted or brought into the Realme, whych should tend to the blemishing of the kings prerogatiue, or to the preiudice of hys Lords or commons. And so at thys time, the statute called the act of prouision was made by common consent, whych generally forbiddeth the brynging in of any Bulles, or such trinkets from the Court of Rome, or the vsing, enioying, or allowing of any such bil, processe, instrument, or such ware, as therby at large doth appeare. Whereof sufficiently is touched before, pag. 353.
[Back to Top]The penalty of whych statute afterwarde followed in the next parliament, MarginaliaAnno. Reg. Edouardi 3. 18. tit 32. An. Reg. Ed. 18. tit. 32. the whych penalty was this: the transgressors thereof to lie in perpetuall prison, or to be foriured the land. And that al iustice of assize, gaile deliuery, and Oyer and determiner, may determine the same. Required withall, that the same act of prouision, should continue for euer.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaPresentation within 4. monethes. an. reg. 18. tit. 34. Item, that the sayd 18. yeare of the raigne of king Ed-ward, tit 34. it was moreouer propoūded: that if any archbyshop, or any person religious or other, doe not present wtin 4. monthes some able clerke to any dignitie, where any person hath obtayned from Rome any prouision, Bul, &c. but surcease the same: that then the Kyng may present some able clerke.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaNo elections to be taken by the pope, but onely by the K. anno. reg. 18. tit. 35. Item, propounded in the sayd Parliament, an. 18. Reg. Ed 3. that if any Byshop elect, shall refuse to take any suche byshoprikes, other then by such Bull: that then such elect, shal not enter ne enioy hys temporalties without his speciall licence.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaDispositions of benefices onely in the kynges hand. an.18. Ed. 3. tit. 36. Also, that the king shall dispose all such benefices and dignities of such aliens his enemies, as remain in the coūtrey of hys enemyes, and employ the profites therof to the defence of the realme.
MarginaliaBulls frō Rome forbidden. an. 18. reg. Ed. 3. tit. 37. Moreouer propounded, that commissioners be sent to all the kinges portes, to apprehend all such persons as shal bring in any such instrument frō Rome, and to bring them forthwyth before the counsaile to answere thereto.
MarginaliaThe Deanrie of Yorke taken frō the Cardinal. an. 18. reg. Ed. 3. tit. 38. Propounded farthermore, that the Deanry of Yorke which is to be recouered by iudgemēt in the kyngs court, may be bestowed vpon some able man within the realme, who will maintaine the same agaynst him (meanyng the Cardinall, who holdeth the same by prouision frō Rome, being the enemy to the king and to the realm) and that the profites may be emploied to the defence of the realme.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaThe kings aunswere & agreement to the foresayd petitions. The kynges aunswere. To all whych petitions aunswere was made in forme followyng: It is agreed by the King, Earles, Barons, Iustices, & other wise men of the Realme, that the petitions aforesayd, be made in sufficient forme of law, according to the petitions aforesayd.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaNote, that the Byshops be not here named, and yet the parliament standeth in force. Note in thys answere of the kyng (good reader) that at the graunt hereof, the consent of the byshops is neyther named, nor expressed, with the other Lords of the Parliament: and yet, the Parliament standeth in hys full force, notwythstanding.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaAlien monkes to auoyd, an. 20. Ed. 3. tit. 30. TO passe farther in the 20. yeare of the kings reigne in the Parliament holden the same yere, it was propoūded: that all alien Monkes should auoyde the Realme by the day of S. Michael, and that theyr liuings shuld be disposed, to young English scholers. The liuings of these the king tooke to hys handes.
[Back to Top]MarginaliaThe liuinges of straungers beneficed taken into the kings hand. tit. 21. Item, that the king may take the profites of all others strangers liuings, as Cardinals and others, during their luies. The profites of whō were also in the kings hands.
MarginaliaThe liuings of Romish straungers disposed to English men, tit. 32. tit. 33. That such aliens enemies, as be aduanced to liuyngs here in England (being in their owne countreys, shomakers, tailers, or chamberlaines to Cardinals) shuld depart before Michaelmas, and theyr liuynges disposed to poore English scholers. The lyuings also of these remayned in the kings handes.
[Back to Top]The commons denied to pay any paiment, to any cardinals lying in Fraunce, to entreat of war or peace: which also was graunted of the kings part as reasonable.
MarginaliaCardinals depriued of their lyuings in England. tit. 34. Item, propounded and fully agreed, that the yearely aduauncement of two thousand markes (graunted by the pope to two Cardinals, out of the prouinces of Caterb. and Yorke) should be restrained, and suche as shall pursue therfore to be out of the law.
[Back to Top]Lykewise enacted and agreed, that no Englysh man should take any thing in ferme of any Alien religious, ne buy any of their goods, nor be of theyr counsaile, on payne of perpetuall imprysonment.
Enacted further, that no person should bryng into the realme to any Byshop or other, any Bul, or any other letters from Rome, or from any Alien: vnlesse he shewe the same to the Chauncelour or Warden of the Cinque ports, vpon losse of all he hath.
Finally, in the end of the said Parliament, the bishops were commaunded before the next conuocation, to certify into the Chancery the names of such Aliens, of their benefices, and the values of the same.
MarginaliaEx Arch 25. an. reg. Ed. 3. THe Parliament of the 25. yeare, was begon the 6. day of February, the 25. yeare of king Edwarde 3.
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CloseThis piece of anti-papal hyperbole is in the statute and is not Foxe's invention (see Rotuli Parliamentorum, ed. J. Strakey et. al., 6 vols. [London, 1783],II, p. 228).