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 83 - This last word is no more unknown now to plain Englishmen than the person was unknown some time in England, until some Englishman took pains to fetch that devilish opinion out of 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...
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Page 89 - My masters, and ye ministers of London, the council's pleasure is, that strictly ye keep the unity of apparel, like this man...
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Page 193 - 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...