Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ed of some of the The papal b , . , . x ,. taxation revenue which they had enjoyed from their Italian possessionswhen they lived at Rome. This deficiency had to be made upby increased taxation, especially as the expenses of the splendidpapal court were very heavy. The papacy was, consequently,rendered unpopular by the methods employed to raise money. The papal exactions met with the greatest opposition in statute ofEngland because the popes were thought to
Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . ed of some of the The papal b , . , . x ,. taxation revenue which they had enjoyed from their Italian possessionswhen they lived at Rome. This deficiency had to be made upby increased taxation, especially as the expenses of the splendidpapal court were very heavy. The papacy was, consequently,rendered unpopular by the methods employed to raise money. The papal exactions met with the greatest opposition in statute ofEngland because the popes were thought to favor France, with J^181which country the English were at war. A law was passed byParliament in 1352, ordering that all who procured a Churchoffice from the pope should be outlawed, since they were ene-mies of the king and his realm. This and similar laws failed, 1 See above, p. 175. .2 The name recalled, of course, the long exile of the Jews from their land,8 See Readings, chap. xxi. 200 Medieval and Modern Times however, to prevent the pope from filling English English king was unable to keep the money of his realm. \0 m^j^i^wM^m^ urn lowttum wwafyttyWfc* tsfymmm e£tmm?W wtyswjiwiBttffe^at tvuMfctimt * <& ##«t tc pe tee ^pctt fm j&mti i i^«6 areutotvpt iitttftS fe^Csufct^ymajfe&VM§ 0}*} mips »fm ftOOOIttttf c fafe6ramaa m totmtdmc Cavvfo -*be. Fig. 52. Page from Wycliffes Translation of the Bible This is the upper half of the first page of the Gospel according to Markand contains verses 1-7 and 15-23. The scribe of the time made i, y,and th in something the same way. The page begins: The bigyn-ninge of the gospel of ihusu crist, the sone of god. As it is writen inisaie, the prophete, Loo, I send myn aungel bifore thi face, that schalmake thi weie redi bifore thee. The voice of one crying in deseert,make thee redi the weie of the lord, make thee his pathis ryghtfulJoon was in deseert baptizinge and prechinge the baptism of penauncein to remissi
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