Caudo-cephalic: in a line from the head to the tail.
King Richard therfore comming to Towrs in Touraine, required a great summe of monie of the cleargie in those parts, and the like request he made throughout all those his dominions, on that further side of the sea.
And againe no small summe of monie they had receiued of the archbishop of Burdeaux, when vpon an accusation brought against him by the cleargie of his prouince he should haue béene deposed.
Likewise the cleargie granted, that of euerie beneficed man, the king should haue twelue pence, and of euerie priest not beneficed foure pence (the foure orders of friers onelie excepted.
Sidenote: The cleargie of two sorts, and both desirous to spare their pursses.
Sidenote: The wisdome of bishop Fox in procuring these cleargie men to be contributors to this beneuolence.
It was commonly reported, that in case the noble Senate of Berna hadde not prosecuted the matter with great constancie, and courage, the Cleargie woulde haue cloaked all the knauerie, and haue sette the authors at libertie.
The cleargie granted to the king a tenth and a halfe, notwithstanding that the halfe of one tenth latelie granted was yet behind, and appointed to be paid vpon saint Martins daie now next comming.
This yeare after the Epiphanie the archbishop of Canturburie called the cleargie of the prouince of Canturburie to a conuocation in Paules church at London, [Sidenote: Ambassaders appointed to go to the councell at Pisa.
The cleargie hauing no speciall head, by reason that the see of Canturburie was void, wist not well how to gouerne themselues.
The which when the king heard, he tooke great disdaine therewith, and threatned by some of his men of war to put the cleargie out of his protection, except they would grant to him the halfe of their goods.
But the English cleargie appealed from this exaction, so that by the king and his councell it was ordeined, that he should haue no more than in times past cardinall Othobon did receiue, that is to saie, the halfe of his demand.
The Cleargie will dine at the Miter, The Vintners at the Three Tunnes, The Usurers to the Devill will goe, And the Fryers to the Nunnes.
Also the cleargie met him with procession, and such ioy appeared in the countenances of the people, vttering the same also with words, as the like not lightlie béene séene.
Which writing Charles the French king sent ouer to Richard king of England, that touching these doubts and difficulties he with the councell of his cleargie might deliberat.
About the feast of saint Martine, a parlement was called at London, in which, monie was demanded of the cleargie and temporaltie, towards the maintenance of the kings wars.
About the same time, at the speciall instance of the king, in a conuocation of the cleargie holden at Paules in London, it was ordeined, that saint George his daie should be celebrate and kept as a double feast.
Canutus was the first that gaue authoritie to the cleargie to punish whoredome, who at that time found fault with the former lawes as being too seuere in this behalfe.
It happened therefore in a rogation weeke that the cleargie going in solemne procession, a controuersie fell betwéene them about certeine walkes and limits, which the one side claimed and the other denied.
As for the frankincense and pine, they haue béene planted onelie in colleges and cloisters, by the cleargie and religious heretofore.
Sidenote: Immunitie of the cleargie greater vnder idolatrie than vnder the gospell.
At this time Alexander bishop of Rome (supposed to haue generall iurisdiction ecclesiasticall through christendome) established the whole cleargie of Scotland (according to the old lawes) vnder the iurisdiction of the archbishop of Yorke.
It happened therefore in a rogation weeke that thecleargie going in solemne procession, a controuersie fell betweene them about certeine walkes and limits, which the one side claimed and the other denied.
As for the frankincense and pine, they haue beene planted onelie in colleges and cloisters, by the cleargie and religious heretofore.
But first there was sent to Rome the deane of Pauls in London, and certeine others, as attornies or agents for the whole cleargie of England.
In which councell two naughtie felowes were presented before him, that of late had beene apprehended, either of them naming himselfe Christ, and preached manie things against such abuses as the cleargie in those daies vsed.
The same yeare was a synod of the cleargie kept at Westminster, wherein many things were decréed for the conseruation of religion.
And lastlie, trusting to find among the cleargie such as would not be corrupted with bribes, nor for respect of feare or freendship decline from right iudgement, [Sidenote: Bishops chosen principall iustices.
Sidenote: The repining of thecleargie against the K.
The cleargie was likewise at dissention, so that nothing preuailed but malice and spite, which brought foorth and spred abroad the fruits of disobedience to all good lawes and orders, greatlie to the disquieting of the whole state.
Moreouer, the pride and pretended authoritie of the cleargie he could not well abide, when they went about to wrest out of his hands the prerogatiue of his princelie rule and gouernement.
The king getting into his hands all the castels of his aduersaries in those parts, went to Hereford, where he was honorablie receiued of the cleargie and citizens.
Beside a great subsidie granted to the king by the temporaltie, the cleargie of all the prouince of Canturburie granted fiue pence of euerie marke, and they of the prouince of Yorke foure pence.
The bishop of Durham Egelwinus with hiscleargie fled into holy Iland with S.
The fift, that none of the cleargie should depart from his bishop to run into anie other diocesse, nor comming from anie other place should be admitted, except he brought letters of testimonie with him.
It happened therefore in a rogation weeke that the cleargiegoing in solemn procession a controversie fell between them about certaine walkes and limits which the one side claimed and the other denied.
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