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CATHEDRALL NEWS FROM CANTERBVRY.
HAving seene bookes of newes from severall places, as newes from Hell, newes from Rome, newes from Court, newes from Ipswich, &c. I have made this fol∣lowing historical Essay of newes from the Cathedrall in Canterbury, presented with what brevitie I could, hoping that others will impart Cathedrall newes from Yorke, London, &c.
The Cathedrall, called Christ-Church, in Canterbury, being a Covent of Monkes, at the time of the dissolution of Abbeys, in the reigne of * 1.1 King Henry the eight, it was then (in stead of Prior, and Covent) turned into Deane, and Chapter, that is, a Deane, and twelve Pre∣bendaries, or Canons; to which were added Pettie-Canons, Substi∣tutes, Lay-Clerkes, Vesterers, &c. These Prelaticall successors of the Idolatrous, proud, lazie, covetous Monkes, as they succeeded them in place, so they followed them in practise, whereby they have a long time caused the godly neare them to groane under their ty∣ranny, superstition, and scandall. For remedy whereof, the ensuing Petition (being subscribed by very many well affected Citizens of Canterbury) was exhibited in Parliament, against those Cathedrall Prelates, in the yeare 1640. * 1.2
To the Honorable House of Commons assembled in Parlia∣ment; The humble Petition of the Inhabitants in, and about the Citie of Canterbury.
Shewing,THat whereas under the Tyrannous government of Archbishops, Bi∣shops, * 2.1 Deanes, Archdeacons, &c. the said Inhabitants are pressed with grievances, as followeth.
1. The Canons, or Deane and Prebendaries, besides their rich Pre∣lacies, * 2.2 bold (each of them) divers Benefices with Cures of soules, which Cures