Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Finallie, nothing was left vndoone which the eni|mie could imagine to serue his purpose for the win|ning of that citie. And albeit there wanted not lustie stomachs among the citizens to withstand this out|ward force of the enimie: yet in processe of time, such scarsitie of bread and vittels increased, that the peo|ple waxed weari [...] & loth to abide such extremitie of famine.The great loialtie of the citizens of Excester. Howbeit the magistrats (though it gréeued them to sée the multitude of the citizens in such di|stresse) yet hauing a speciall regard of their dutie to|ward the prince, and loue to the common-wealth, left no waies vnsought to quiet the people, & staie them in their dutifull obedience to resist the enimies: so that comforting the people with faire promises, and reléeuing their necessities verie liberallie, so farre as their power might extend, did in such sort vse the matter, that euerie of them within resolued with one generall consent to abide the end, in hope of some spéedie reléefe. And in the meane while, when their corne and meale was consumed, the gouernors EEBO page image 1003 of the citie caused bran and meale to be moulded vp in cloth, for otherwise it would not sticke togither.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Also they caused some excursions to be made out of the citie, to take and fetch into the citie such cattell as were found pasturing abroad néere to the wals, which being brought in, were distributed among the poore. To conclude, into such extremitie were the mi|serable citizens brought, that albeit mans nature can scarselie abide to féed vpon anie vnaccustomed food; yet these sillie men were glad to eat horsse flesh, and to hold themselues well content therewith. Whi|lest the siege thus remained before Excester, the re|bels spoiled and robbed the countrie abroad, and lai|eng their traitorous heads togither, they consulted vpon certeine articles to be sent vp to the king. [...] Iohn Fox [...] Acts & Sacraments. But herein such diuersitie of heads and wits was among them, that for euerie kind of braine there was one maner of article: so that neither appeared anie con|sent in their diuersitie, nor yet anie constancie in their agréement. Some séemed more tollerable, o|thers altogither vnreasonable, some would haue no iustices, some no state of gentlemen. The priests euer harped vpon one string, to ring the bishop of Rome into England againe, and to hallow home cardinall Poole their countriman. After much a doo, at length a few articles were agréed vpon, to be di|rected vnto the king, with the names of certeine of their heads set therevnto, the copie whereof here in|sueth.
Compare 1577 edition: 121.1. The articles of the commons of De|uonshire and Cornewall, sent to the king, with answers afterward following vnto the same.
The articles of the commons of De|uonshire and Cornewall, sent to the king, with answers afterward following vnto the same.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sacrament [...] [...]ptisme._FIrst, forsomuch as man, except he be borne of water, and the Holie-ghost, can not enter into the kingdome of God, and forsomuch as the gates of heauen be not open without this blessed sacrament of baptisme; therefore we will that our curats shall minister this sacrament at all times of need, as well on the wéeke daies, as on the holie daies.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Confirma| [...] 2 Item, we will haue our children confirmed of the bishop, whensoeuer we shall within the diocesse resort vnto him.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Consecrating of the Lords [...]3 Item, forsomuch as we constantlie beléeue, that after the priest hath spoken the words of conse|cration being at masse, there celebrating and conse|crating the same, there is verie reallie the bodie and bloud of our sauiour Iesus Christ God and man, and that no substance of bread and wine remaineth after, but the verie selfe same bodie that was borne of the virgin Marie, and was giuen vpon the crosse for our redemption: therefore we will haue masse celebra|ted as it hath beene in times past, without anie man communicating with the priests, forsomuch as ma|nie rudelie presuming vnworthilie to receiue the same, put no difference betweene the Lords bodie & other kind of meat; some saieng that it is bread be|fore and after, some saieng that it is profitable to no man except he receiue it: with manie other abu|sed termes.
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Reseruation of the lords bodie conse| [...]ated.
Holie bread and holie water.
4 Item, we will haue in our churches reserua|tion.Compare 1577 edition: 1 5 Item, we will haue holie bread and holie wa|ter in the remembrance of Christs pretious bodie and bloud.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 6 Item, we will that our priests shall sing or saie with an audible voice, Gods seruice in the quier of the parish churches, and not Gods seruice to be set foorth like a Christmasse plaie.The single [...] of priests.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 7 Item, forsomuch as priests be men dedicated to God for ministring and celebrating the blessed sa|craments, and preaching of Gods word, we will that they shall liue chast without marriage, as saint Paule did, being the elect and chosen vessell of God saieng vnto all honest priests; Be you followers of me.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Item, we will that the six articles,The six arti|cles to be re|newed. which our so|uereigne lord king Henrie the eight set forth in his latter daies, shall be vsed and so taken as they were at that time.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 9 Item, we praie God saue king Edward, for we be his both bodie and goods.