Margin,) The Clergie did pretend to be free from all Jurisdiction, save the Popes.
It seemes that though the clergie he Had put to mickle woe, He should not quite forgotten be, Although he was their foe.
He was one of the clergie of Queen Elizabeth's time--a little learning went a great way with him and many other Sir Johns in those days--he read homilies.
It was the history of the encroachment of the clergie (both Roman and Reformed) on the civill power.
About the same time Murcherdach king of Ireland, with the clergie and people of the citie of Dublin, elected one Samuell a moonke of S.
The clergie complaine to the king of the Wickleuists, and their fauorers.
Moreouer there was a tenth granted by the clergie to be paied to the kings vse at two seuerall termes in that present yeare.
He was met with procession of the bishop & clergie at S.
The French clergie wrote in the behalfe of Clement their pope, & cōfirmed their script or writing with the vniuersitie seale of Paris.
See where his Grace stands, tweene two Clergie men Buck.
But so it pleasith God to open up the mouth of Baalames awin asse, to cry out againest the vitious lyves of the clergie of that aige.
Which wordes were counted most execrable in the face of the Clergie and whole multitude.
The Prelats and Clergie feared a change in the King's mind, as he had expressed himself some few years before.
These and many other Religious buildings either done, or helped forward, or permitted and allowed by the King, much encreased the affection of the Clergie towards him.
And thus was the contention for this first time taken vp; but in succeeding times it was often renued, and much busied the Clergieof the Realme.
But especially theClergie did fauour him much, by reason of his liberall leaue either to erect, or to enlarge, or else to enrich Religious buildings.
Further, to make the Clergie the more assured, the King renounced the right which his Ancesters vsed in giuing Inuestitures; and acknowledged the same to appertaine to the Pope.
Well, answered the Duke, I know that your Clergie is powerfull indeed; but if I liue and prosper in my affaires, I shall gouerne their greatnesse well ynough.
About two yeeres after it was brought before the King and the Clergie at Windsore.
And because the riches of the clergie at that time were not onely an eye-sore vnto many, but esteemed also by some, to bee very farre aboue due proportion; Hee often fleeced them of great summes of money.
For which cause it is euident, that the writers of that age (who were for the most part Clergie men) did both generally enueigh against him, and much depraue his particular actions.
Their manners are partly prayse-worthie, and partly detestable: For they are more obedient vnto their lords and masters, then any other either clergie or laie-people in the whole world.
And as it was told vs in court, by the clergie men of Russia, who remaine with the foresayd Emperour, many ambassadours were sent from them vnto the Emperours court, to obtaine Peace.
Clergie to Conscience, "Ar ye coveitous nouthe After yeres-geves, or giftes, Or yernen to rede redels?
And as Crist wolde, ther com Conscience To conforte me that tyme, And bad me come to his court, With Clergie sholde I dyne; 8070 And for Conscience of Clergie spak, I com wel the rather.
Barons and burgeises She bryngeth in sorwe, And al the comune in care That coveiten lyve in truthe; {53} For clergie and coveitise She coupleth togidres.
Clergie of Conscience 8430 No congie wolde take, But seide ful sobreliche, "Thow shalt se the tyme Whan thow art wery of-walked, Wille me to counseille.
Pride-of-parfit-lyvynge 6600 Pursued hem bothe, And bad me for my contenaunce Acounten Clergie lighte.
Patriarkes and prophetes Repreveden hir science, And seiden hir wordes and hir wisdomes Nas but a folye; And to the clergie of Crist Counted it but a trufle.
And knyghthod to-gederes, The kyng and knyghthod, Caste that the comune And clergie bothe, Sholde hure comunes fynde.
Tel Clergie this tokene, And Scripture after, To counseille thee kyndely To knowe what is Do-wel.
Dont or n'est pas seus li quars, A ichest tans, chou est gramaire, Sans laquele nus ne vaut gaire Qui a clergie veut aprendre: Car petit puet sans li entendre.
Conscience cryed eft, And bad Clergie helpe hym, And also Contricion, For to kepe the yate.
I am kyng with croune The comune to rule, And holy kirke and clergie From cursed men to fende; And if me lakketh to lyve by, {424} The lawe wole I take it Ther I may hastilokest it have.
For of the grete Clerc Grossteste I rede how besy that he was Upon clergie an Hed of bras To forge, and make it forto telle Of suche thinges as befelle.
Bot overthis touchende his lore, Of thing that thei him tawhte more Upon the scoles of clergie Now herkne the Philosophie.
I not what helpeth that clergie Which makth a man to do folie, And nameliche of nigromance, Which stant upon the mescreance.
That scholde be the worldes hele Is now, men sein, the pestilence Which hath exiled pacience 280 Fro the clergie in special: And that is schewed overal, In eny thing whan thei ben grieved.
Andrews by the clergie and people of the land, to the great reioicing of Alexander, and the rest of the Nobilitie.
Finallie, how it standeth with the rest of the clergie for their places of estate, I neither can tell nor greatlie care to know.
Neither did this pride staie at archbishops and bishops, but descended lower, euen to the rake-helles of the clergie and puddels of all vngodlinesse.
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