A Brief Discourse of the Troubles Begun at Frankfort, in the Year 1554, about the Book of Common Prayer and Ceremonies

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 Excerpt: ...the sermon, nor at praiers, but had kepte themselues in some howses not farre from the churche, beinge warned of their side that had watched vs in the churche) came in suddanlie on a troupe together in to the churche and there eche one striuethe who shall caste in his bill firste, vpon the table standinge in the middeste off the churche, all whiche bylles conteined one matter and writen almost with like wordes, to witt, that they coulde not geue their voices in the same election, bicause they coulde not off their consciences alowe that discipline by whiche the election was made. And that they might enlarge their nomber, they brought with them 2. billes off those that were absent and off some others whiche neuer were accompted off the churche. And so after they had troubled oure election and after Maister Home also, walking with an other a litle while ouerwhart in the middest off the churche, all in a manner departed againe. Afterwards the election was fully ended, at one off the clock at afternoone, there were chosen 2. Ministers off the worde. 6. Seniors and 4. Deacons. Nowe the Deacons were (besides the wonted custome off oure churche) off the nomber off those that coulde lyue of their owne, for that the common treasure might seeme withowte all suspition to be com mined to suche rather then to the poorer sorte. Nowe, in that maister Home neither anie off the other that were before in the Ministerie (excepte onely maister Willforde) were chosen againe to the Ministerie, was specially through their owne faulte. For Maister Home neuer almoste ceased for certeine daies to professe openly that he woulde neuer exercise againe anie Ecclesiasticall ministerie in that churche, and beinge before appointed by the magistrate to preache in oure churche he would neuer ...