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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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the one by the authority of the one Pope, and the other by the authority of the other, and further moved him to give over, as the natural mother did her son before Solomon, 1rather then it should be parted & divided, according as the harlot would it should be. He wrote also to the college of Cardinals, requiring them that if according to their desire and request, Gregory would at the Council of Pisa give over his Popedom, they would take order for the state of the Church
the one by the authoritie of the one Pope, and the other by the authoritie of the other, and further moued him to giue ouer, as the naturall mother did her sonne before Salomon, 1rather then it should be parted & deuided, according as ye harlot would it should be. He wrote also to the colledge of Cardinals, requiring them that if according to their desire and request, Gregory would at the Councell of Pise giue ouer his Popedome, they would take order for the state of the Church
- 1The king writeth to the Pope.
This being done, an. 1409. the year next following 1410. §1410The Cardinals of both popes, Gregorius, and Benedictus, ⟨p. 306⟩by common advise assembled at Pisa, and chose a new pope Alexander the 5. 1But to this election neither Pope Gregorius nor Benedictus did agree: whereby there were three Popes together in the Romish Church. This Pope scarcely had warmed his triple crown, but he giveth full remission of all manner of sins, whatsoever to all them that would bestow any thing to the Monastery of S. Bartholomew by Smithfield, resorting to the said Church any of these days following: On maundy thursday, Good Friday, the feast of the Annunciation, from the first ensuing to the latter. But within the same year he died: and after him succeeded John 23.