The assurance of abby and other church-lands in England to the possessors, cleared from the doubts and arguments raised about the danger of resumption in answer to a letter of a person of quality / by Nathaniel Johnston ...

Title

The assurance of abby and other church-lands in England to the possessors, cleared from the doubts and arguments raised about the danger of resumption in answer to a letter of a person of quality / by Nathaniel Johnston ...

Author

Johnston, Nathaniel, 1627-1705.

Publication

London :: Printed by Henry Hills, and are to be sold at his printing-house ...,

1687.

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Subject terms

Church lands -- England.

Secularization -- England.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PREFACE.
• THE TABLE.
• The Assurance of Abby-Lands IN ENGLAND, Cleared from the doubts and Arguments raised about the danger of Resumption.
  • SECT. I. The Arguments against the Alienation of Church-Lands.
  • SECT. II. What kind of Alienations have been allowed by the Canons and Constitutions of the Church.
  • SECT. III. Several Instances of Aliena∣tions of Ecclesiastical Re∣venues from the Churches, or Religious Houses, they were at their first Dedica∣tion conferred on, in Anci∣enter times.
  • SECT. IV. Several Instances of particular Alienations of Church-lands more Modern in England.
  • SECT. V. Instances of Alienations of Church Lands in Foraign Countries in the Roman Ca∣tholic Communion.
  • SECT. VI. Concerning the Alienations of Church-lands in Germany, and the establishment of a Tolleration of Religion there, by the Treaties of Munster and Osnaburgh.
  • SECT. VII. Whether Cardinal Pools Con∣firmation of Church-lands to the Possessors was de∣lusory or not.
  • SECT. VIII. Cardinal Pools confirmati∣on of Abby-lands, to the present Possessors, and the Act thereupon.
  • SECT. IX. The Exceptions against this Assurance of Abby-lands to the Possessors, that it was not confirmed by Pope Paul the 4th. fully An∣swered.
  • SECT. X. The Application of what hath been offered towards the Assurance of Abby lands to the present Possesors.
• ERRATA.
• author's note