A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 43
... churches as had been suffered to decay , were repaired . The more to facilitate the reception of Christianity , the missioners , considering that the people would be allured , to frequent those places which they had formerly been ...
... churches as had been suffered to decay , were repaired . The more to facilitate the reception of Christianity , the missioners , considering that the people would be allured , to frequent those places which they had formerly been ...
Page 45
... churches and convents , by pilgrimages to Rome , or by shutting themselves up in a cloister during the rest of their life . Thence , and from the opinion of merit attending the pre- servation of chastity even in a married state , almost ...
... churches and convents , by pilgrimages to Rome , or by shutting themselves up in a cloister during the rest of their life . Thence , and from the opinion of merit attending the pre- servation of chastity even in a married state , almost ...
Page 46
... church , bestowed rich donations on the cathedral of Hereford , and even made a pilgrimage to Rome . The better to ingra- tiate himself with the pope , he engaged to pay him a yearly donation for the support of an English col- lege at ...
... church , bestowed rich donations on the cathedral of Hereford , and even made a pilgrimage to Rome . The better to ingra- tiate himself with the pope , he engaged to pay him a yearly donation for the support of an English col- lege at ...
Page 55
... church , a kitchen , a bell - house , and a great gate , and obtained a seat and office in the king's court , he was con- sidered as a nobleman or thane . If he had attained the priest's orders , or if , applying to trade , he had made ...
... church , a kitchen , a bell - house , and a great gate , and obtained a seat and office in the king's court , he was con- sidered as a nobleman or thane . If he had attained the priest's orders , or if , applying to trade , he had made ...
Page 59
... church and the nomination to ecclesi- astical offices ; by degrees , however , they found it necessary , for the peace and good government of the state , to interfere more directly in ecclesiastical elections , and to take care that the ...
... church and the nomination to ecclesi- astical offices ; by degrees , however , they found it necessary , for the peace and good government of the state , to interfere more directly in ecclesiastical elections , and to take care that the ...
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