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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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An. 1415. §1415April iiij. M. Jerome of Prague, grievously sorrowing for the slanderous reproach, and defamation of his country of Bohemia: & also, hearing tell of the manifest injuries done unto the man of worthy memory: I. Huss, freely, and of his own accord, came to Constance,1 & there perceiving that I. Huss was denied to be heard: and that watch and ward was laid for him on every side, he departed to Iberlinge, a City of the Empire, until the next day, which City was a mile from Constance. From thence he wrote his Letters to Sigismund king of Hungary, and his barons, requiring him of safe conduct: which being denied him, the next day he wrote certain intimations, which he sent to Constance, to be set upon the gates of the city, & of the churches, & monasteries, ⟨p. 335⟩and houses of Cardinals, and other Nobles, and prelates, requiring that if any had ought to charge him with of Heresy, they would repair thither, where he should be ready to satisfy them, requiring also in the same, safe conduct and free access: which when it would not be granted, the Nobles, Lords, Knights, &c. especially of Bohemia present in Constance, gave unto Master Jerome their letters patents, confirmed with their seals, for a witness and testimony of the premisses: wherewith Jerome returning again into Bohemia,2 was by treason of his enemies taken in Hirssaw, by the officers of Duke John, and was brought back again to the presence of the Duke.
An. 1415. §1415April iiij. M. Ierom of Prage, gréeuously sorowing for the slanderous reproach, and defamation of his coū trey of Boheme: & also, hearing tell of the manifest iniuries done vnto ye man of worthie memorie: I. Husse, fréely, and of his own accord, came to Constance,1 & there perceiuing that I. Husse was denied to be heard: and yt watch and ward was laide for him on euerie side, hee departed to Iberlinge, a Citie of the Empire, vntil the next day, which Citie was a mile from Constance. From thence hee wrote his Letters to Sigismund king of Hungarie, and his barons, requyring him of safeconduct: which being denied him, ye next day he wrote certain intimations, which he sent to Constāce, to be set vpon the gates of the citie, & of the churches, & monasteries,