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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822 edition. Excerpt: ...sent to have an eye upon them. And they cut off an aqueduct, fed from a spring in the south suburbs, that supplied the house with water. They took away books from them, which they had in their cells, that they might not prove the right they had to that spring. All this severity was exercised upon them, because it was known how ill affected they stood to the King's proceedings: and several of them even now writ against the King. The King's Counsellors after came to them, and used both threats and flatteries: permitting liberty to any of them that would go out of their house: but none would. Once Crumwel caused four of them to be brought out of their house, even when they were at high mass, to be present at the cathedral, to hear a Bishop preach, (I suppose in behalf of the King's supremacy;) but they could not be convinced: thus the foresaid author writ of the present condition of the Charter House: but this that follows is more certain, which I take out of original papers. An order for the Charter House of London. First, That there be five or six Governors of temporal Temporal nien, learned, wise, and trusty; whereof three or four ofMt0verthe them shall be continually there together every meal, and Charter lodge there every night. Cleopatra, Item, That the said Governors shall call all the MonksE-4, p-6, before them, and all the other servants and officers of the house; and to shew them that the King's Grace hath par Chap, doned them of all heresies and treasons by any of them committed before that day: giving them warning, that if Anno lia5.they eftsones offend, to die without mercy: and that there be a pardon purchased for them all under the King's Great Seal. 200 Item, That the same Governors take the keys from the Proctors and other...