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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.
The next after an. 1400. §1400followed a parliament holden at Westminster, in which parliament one William Sawtree 1priest, desiring to be heard for the commodity of the whole realm, and the matter being smelt before of the Bishops, they obtained that the matter should be referred to the convocation house: which it was, and the convocation being differed till Saturday next the twelfth of February, so was his audience also: where, at the day appointed he appearing, the Archbishop Thomas Arundell objected that he had fallen into certain heretical Articles abjured before the Bishop of Norwich, and caused certain Articles unabiured to be read, and objected against him by Robert Hall Chancellor to the B. thus: sir William Charles, otherwise called Sawtree, 2parish priest of the Church of Saint Sith the virgin in London, publicly and privily, doth hold these conclusions under written. 1. That he will not worship the cross. 2. That he would sooner worship a temporal King. 3. That he would sooner worship the bodies of Saints. 4. That he would rather worship a man truly contrite. 5. That he is bound rather to worship a man predestinate, then an Angel of God. 6. That a man is not bound to his vow of visiting the monuments of Saints; but that he may distribute the expenses of his vow to the poor. ⟨p. 297⟩7. That every Priest, or Deacon, is more bound to preach then to say the Canonical hours. 8. That after the words of consecration, the substance of bread remaineth still.
The next after an. 1400. §1400followed a parlement holden at Westminster, in which parlement one William Sawtree 1priest, desiring to be heard for the commoditie of the whole realme, and the matter beyng smelt before of the Bishops, they obteined that the matter should be referred to the conuocation house: which it was, and the conuocation beyng differred till Saturday next the twelfth of February, so was his audience also: where, at the day appoynted hée appéering, the Archbishop Thomas Arundell obiected that hée had fallen into certaine hereticall Articles abiured before the Bishop of Norwich, and caused certaine Articles vnabiured to be read, and obiected against him by Robert Hall Chancellour to the B. thus: sir William Charles, otherwise called Sawtree,