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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
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Upon Wickliffe's conclusions were examined, Nicholas Hereford, Phillip Repington, and John Ashton bachelors of divinity, who at length with somewhat ado, confessed Wickliffe's articles to be heretical or erroneous, after a sort some of them being taken, & in some sense construed: which kind of answer, because it pleased not the prelates, they were appointed to be examined again of certain special points, where their answer was not direct and full before.
Vpon Wickliffes conclusions were examined, Nicholas Herford, Phillip Repington, and Iohn Ashton bachelers of diuinitie, who at length with somwhat adoo, confessed Wickliffes articles to be heretical or erronious, after a sort some of them being taken, & in some sense construed: which kind of answere, because it pleased not the prelats, they were appointed to be examined againe of certaine speciall points, where their answere was not direct and full before.
In the examination of John Ashton the archb. required, ⟨p. 280⟩that he would answer in the Latin tongue, because of the Lay people that stood about him, but Ashton refused so to do: and answered in his mother tongue: and so behaved himself that the Archbishop called him heretic and erroneous:1 and at the same time the archbishop being desirous (as he pretē dead) to be informed by Thomas Hilman bachelor of divinity (there being present & somewhat favouring John Ashton) what his judgement was touching the said conclusions, assigned unto him also a deliberation, to appear with Nicholas Hereford, & Phillip Repingdon: at which time Thomas appeared, and pronounced the articles all heretical or erroneous: Nicholas, and Phillip, for not appearing were excommunicated for contumacy. Against which excommunication the parties excommunicated, exhibited an appeal unto the B. of Rome, which appeal the archb. utterly rejected, & sent a letter to M. Rigge commissary of Oxford, to make diligent search for Nicholas Hereford, & Phillip Repington, to apprehend them, & to send them up personally to appear at a certain day prescribed for the same: and solicited the King to join his sword to assist him, whereto he also yielded, and directeth his letters to that effect, both to the Archb. and to the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, which was anno 1382.