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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
After these articles were thus set forth, the King, not long after returned out of Ireland: and at his return called certain Nobles unto him, Richard Sturie, Lewes Clifford, 1Thomas Latimer, John Montacute, &c. Whom he did sharply rebuke, and terribly threaten, for that he heard them to be favourers of that side: and took an oath of Richard Sturrie, that he should never favour any such opinions: swearing that he should die a shameful death if he brake his oath, Ex Chron. D. Alb.
After these articles were thus set foorth, the King, not long after returned out of Ireland: and at his returne called certaine Nobles vnto him, Richard Sturie, Lewes Clifford, 1Thomas Latimer, Iohn Montacute, &c. Whō he did sharplie rebuke, and terriblie threaten, for that he heard them to be fauourers of that side: and tooke an oath of Richard Sturrie, that he should neuer fauour any such opinions: swearing that he should die a shamefull death if he brake his oath, Ex Chron. D. Alb.
- 1Favourers of the gospel.Fauourers of the gospel.
Now Pope Urban was dead six years before:1 whom succeeded Boniface the ninth, that laboured by all means against the Gospel, and had written sundry times to King ⟨p. 294⟩Richard, as well for the repealing of acts of Parliament, against his provisions, Quare impedit, and premunire facias, as for the persecuting of the professors of the truth: which letter he wrote to the king, anno 1396. which was the year before the death of William Courtney, Archbishop of Canterbury, after whom succeeded Th. Arundel, brother to the Earle of Arundel first B. of Ely, then archb. of York, and Lord Chancellor of England, and lastly, archb. of Canterb. about the year 1397.