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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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In the time of Alexander, great trouble grew in Bohemia, by reason of the books of John Wycliffe, which were embraced of diverse, but specially of John Huss, 1by whose means the people began to grow to great knowledge: whereof complaint was made to Alexander 5. that caused by & by John Huss to be cited up to Rome: & when he came not, directed his letters to the archb. Swinco, charging him to forbid that way, & condemn such as he should apprehend, for heretics, except they would recant. Against which Bull, Huss objected many things, & showed how it stood against the word of God:2 and therefore (saith he) from this mandate of pope Alexander, I do appeal to the said Alexander being better advised. And so as he was prosecuting his appeal, immediately Alexander died. Then Swinco, when he saw that John Huss contemned the bull, and had no hope in Vinceslaus the king, of redress: he went to complain to Sigismund king of Hungary, and brother to Vinceslaus, with whom after he had spoken, immediately he died for sorrow. By reason of whose death the Gospel took root among the Bohemians,3 which held not long, for John the 23. bent all his might against the Bohemians.
In the time of Alexander, great trouble grew in Bohemia, by reason of the bookes of Iohn Wickliffe, which were embraced of diuerse, but specially of Iohn Husse, 1by whose means the people began to grow to great knowledge: wherof complaint was made to Alexander 5. that caused by & by Iohn Husse to be cited vp to Rome: & when he came not, directed his letters to ye archb. Swinco, charging him to forbid that way, & condemne such as he should apprehend, for heretikes, except they would recant. Against which Bull, Husse obiected many things, & shewed how it stood against ye word of God:2 and therefore (saith he) from this mandate of pope Alexander, I doo appeale to the said Alexander being better aduised. And so as he was prosecuting his appeale, immediatly Alexander died. Then Swinco, when he saw that Iohn Husse contemned the bull, and had no hope in Vinceslaus the king, of redresse: he wēt to complaine to Sigismund king of Hungary, and brother to Vinceslaus, with whom after hée had spoken, immediatly he died for sorrow. By reason of whose death the Gospell tooke roote among the Bohemians,