The Spending of the Money of Robert Nowell of Reade Hall, Lancashire: Brother of Dean Alexander Norwell. 1568-1580, Volume 7Alexander Balloch Grosart |
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Page 1 - THE Country Parson is full of all knowledge. They say it is an ill mason that refuseth any stone; and there is no knowledge, but in a skilful hand serves either positively as it is, or else to illustrate some other knowledge.
Page 109 - My masters, and ye ministers of London, the council's pleasure is, that strictly ye keep the unity of apparel, like this man who stands here canonically habited with a square cap, a scholar's gown priest-like, a tippet; and in the church a linen surplice. Ye that will subscribe, write Volo ; those that will not subscribe, write Nolo : be brief, make no words.
Page 103 - Italy. These men, thus Italianated abroad, cannot abide our godly Italian church at home; they be not of that parish; they be not of that fellowship; they like not that preacher; they hear not his sermons, except sometimes for company they come thither to hear the Italian tongue naturally spoken, not to hear God's doctrine truly preached.
Page 213 - Bible, wherein he was esteemed the chief, and a workman that needed not 'be ashamed. He began with the first, and was the last man in the translation of the work ; for, after the task of translation was finished by the whole number set apart and designed to that business, being some few above forty, it was...
Page 185 - ... study, than they had been accustomed to ; and, if he had lived, would quickly have extinguished all that fire in England, which had been kindled at Geneva ; or if he had been succeeded by bishop Andrews, bishop Overal, or any man who understood and loved the church, that infection would easily have been kept out, which could not afterwards be so easily expelled.
Page 45 - Which makes thy writings lean on one side still, And, in all changes, that way bends thy will. Nor let thy mountain belly make pretence Of likeness ; thine's a tympany of sense ; A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, . But sure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit.
Page 185 - What opinion my lord Clarendon had of him, appears from hence, that, in mentioning the death of Dr Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury, he remarks, that « if he had been succeeded by « bishop Andrews, or any man who understood and lov...