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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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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.
Now Pope Vrban was dead sixe yeares before:1 whom succéeded Boniface the ninth, that laboured by all meanes against the Gospell, and had written sundrie times to King ⟨p. 294⟩Richard, as wel for the repealing of actes of Parlement, against his prouisions, 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 yere before the death of William Courtney, Archbishop of Canterburie, after whom succéeded Th. Arundel, brother to the Earle of Arundel first B. of Elie, then archb. of Yorke, and Lord Chancellor of England, and lastly, archb. of Canterb. about the yere 1397.
- 1P. Boniface 9.
Anno 1398. the ninth year of the Pope, K. Richard 2. wrote a certain letter to the Pope, full of virtuous instruction, to the quieting of the schism: and a godly admonition, very pithily,