A01115:1080
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 chief cause of the Synod was to oppress the Gospel (as recordeth the chronicle of S. Albans.) And to withstand ⟨p. 311⟩the Noble and worthy Lord Cobham, 1who principally maintained and received the preachers, and set them up to preach, whom the Bishop had not licensed: which was against a constitution principal of theirs. In the mean time as they were talking and conspiring against the Lord Cobham, there resorted unto them 12. Inquisitors for heresy, whom they appointed at Oxford the year before, to search out for Heretics, with all Wickliffe's books: who brought 246. conclusions, which they had collected as heresies out of the said books.
The chiefe cause of the Synode was to oppresse the Gospel (as recordeth the chronicle of S. Albōs.) And to withstād ⟨p. 311⟩the Noble and worthy Lord Cobham, 1who principally mainteyned and receiued the preachers, and set them vp to preach, whom the Bishop had not licensed: which was against a constitution principall of theirs. In the meane time as they were talking and conspiring against the Lord Cobham, there resorted vnto them 12. Inquisitors for heresie, whom they appoynted at Oxford the yéere before, to search out for Heretikes, with all Wickliffes bookes: who brought 246. conclusions, which they had collected as heresies out of the said bookes.
- 1The noble and worthy Lord Cobham.
The names of the Inquisitors were these: John Witnā, 1