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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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This Wycliffe had written divers and sundry works, which, anno 1410. §1410were burnt at Oxford, the Abbot of Shrewsbury being the Commissary, and sent to oversee that matter: and not only in England, but in Bohemia also, the books of Wycliffe were set on fire, by one Subincus, Archbishop of Prague. The number of the volumes which he is said to have burned, being most excellently written,1 & richly adorned with bosses of gold, and rich coverings, (as Aeneas Siluius writeth) were above 200.
This Wickliffe had written diuers and sundry workes, which, anno 1410. §1410were burnt at Oxforde, the Abbot of Shrewesburie being the Commissarie, and sent to ouersée that matter: and not onely in England, but in Boheme also, the bookes of Wickliffe were set on fire, by one Subincus, Archbishop of Prage. The number of the volumes which he is said to haue burned, being most excellently written,1 & richlie adorned with bosses of gold, and rich couerings, (as Aeneas Siluius writeth) were aboue 200.
- 1W. books burned.W. bookes burned.
Johannes Cocleus in his Hist. Hus. recordeth, that there was a certain Bishop in England, which wrote unto him, that he had yet remaining in his custody, two mighty volumes of Wickliffe's works, which for the quantity, might ⟨p. 284⟩seem to be equal to the works of S. Augustine. He wrote also certain answers to king Richard the second, touching the Title of the King and the Pope: and whether the king may for his defence in time of necessity withhold his treasure from the Pope. In which he declareth the Popes usurpation, and that Lordly dignity which by the institution of the Apostles is forbidden him, &c.