CHAP, XIX.

IN ENGLAND.

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l°yal, and the bishop displays no deficiency in thatvirtue; though, in our day, it may be thought hew as somewhat too familiar, especially when re-commending the youthful monarch to get a wife.“ These graziers, inclosers, and rentrearers,” hesays, “ are hinderers of the kinge’s honor: for“ where as have beene a great many of housholders“ and inhabitants, there is now but a shepeherd and“ his dogge; so they hinder the kinge’s honor most“ of all. My lordes and masters, I say also that all" such proceedinges which are agaynst the kinge’s“ honor (as I have a parte declared before) and, as“ far as I can perceive, doe intend plainly to make“ the yeomanry slavery, and the clergy slavery.“ For such workes are all singular, private wealth“ and commodity. We of the clergy had to much,“ but that is taken away, and now we have to little.“ But, for myne own part, I have no cause to com-" plairte, for, I thanke God and the king, I havec< sufficient. And God is my judge I came not to“ cra\e of any man any thing, but I know them“ that have too little. There lyeth a great matter' by these appropriations : great reformation is to' be had in them. I know where is a great market“ townewith divers hamelets and inhabitantes, where“ doe rise years of their labours to the value of fifty“ pounds, and the vicar that serveth (being so great“ a cure) hath but twelve or fourteen marks by“ yeare, so that of this pension he is not able to buy

him bookes, no give his neighbour drinke : all the

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