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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.
About the same year, the king began the foundation of ij. Monasteries: one, of the Friars observants on the one side of Thames:1 and the other on the other side of the same river, called Shene: §1414and Zion, dedicated unto the Charterhouse Monks: with certain Bridget Nuns, or Recluses, to the number of 60. dwelling within the same precinct. So that the whole number of these, with priests, monks, deacons, ⟨p. 317⟩and nuns, should equal the number of 13. apostles, and 72. disciples.
About the same yere, the king began the foundation of ij. Monasteries: one, of the Friers obseruants on the one side of Thames:1 and theother on the other side of the same riuer, called Shene: §1414and Sion, dedicated vnto the Charterhouse Monkes: with certaine Brigette Nunnes, or Recluses, to the number of 60. dwelling within the same precinct. So that the whole number of these, with priestes, monks, deacons, ⟨p. 317⟩and nunnes, should equall the number of 13. apostles, and 72. disciples.
- 1H. Chichesley.