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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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Anno 1383. §1383Pope Urban employed Henry Spencer B. of Norwich (who was hardly entreated at Lennam, for striving for the mayors mace) in suppressing of the Antipope, at Avignon in France: and sent Bulls to the same Henry about this time to Croysser, whosoever would go with him into France, to destroy the Antipope, that named himself Clement, & to make wars with all those ye took his part: which was taken in hand accordingly, & to the end was given ⟨p. 283⟩to the Bishop the fifteenth, which was granted to the king the Parliament before, and about the month of May, being come to Canterbury, & there tarrying for a wind, in the Monastery of S. Augustine, received a writ from the king that he should return to him, and know further his pleasure. The B. fearing he should be stayed: notwithstanding the writ, entered the seas, and arrived at Calais, and afterward besieged Gravendie, that held with the Antipope, and took it, and there slue man, woman, and child.1 Ex Chron. Mon. D. Albans. And after that he had slain at Dunkirk in the chase, twelve thousand of the French, (of his men only seven missing,) and had in vain besieged Ypres, and could not keep Gravelling, returned again into England.
Anno 1383. §1383Pope Vrban employed Henry Spencer B. of Norwich (who was hardly intreated at Lennam, for striuing for the mayors mace) in suppressing of the Antipope, at Auinion in Fraunce: and sent Bulles to the same Henry about this time to Croysser, whosoeuer would go wt him into France, to destroy the Antipope, that named himself Clement, & to make wars with al those ye tooke his part: which was takē in hād accordingly, & to ye end was giuē ⟨p. 283⟩to the Bishop the fiftinth, which was graunted to the king the Parlement before, and about the moneth of Maie, being come to Canterbury, & there tarying for a wind, in the Monastery of S. Augustine, receiued a writ from the king that he should returne to him, and know further his pleasure. The B. fearing he should be staied: notwithstāding the writ, entred the seas, and arriued at Calis, and afterward besieged Grauendie, that held with the Antipope, and tooke it, and there slue man, woman, and child.