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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.
Anno 1416. §1416May 25. M. Jerome was brought into open ⟨p. 337⟩audience in the cathedral church of Constance, where the commissioners, in the behalf of his adversaries, objected against him 107. new articles: and because the time would not suffer to answer,1 they appointed him the third day after: the residue of the articles, he answered most learnedly, and eloquently, and put to silence his adversaries. At length came in false witnesses that testified against him: whom he again most pithily, and eloquently confuted.
Anno 1416. §1416May 25. M. Ierome was brought into open ⟨p. 337⟩audience in the cathedrall church of Constance, where the commissioners, in the behalfe of his aduersaries, obiected against him 107. new articles: and because the time would not suffer to answere,1 they appointed him the third day after: the residew of the articles, he answered most learnedly, and eloquently, and put to silence his aduersaries. At length came in false witnesses that testified against him: whom he againe most pithily, and eloquently confuted.
- 1New articles against M. Jerome.New articles against M. Ierome.
All this while the popes council did wait when he should make recantation, and crave pardon. But he persisting still in his constant Oration, did acknowledge no error, neither gave any signification of recantation. And at last entered into the praise of M. I. Huss, and finally concluded, that all such articles, as I. Wycliffe, & I. Huss, had written, and set forth against the enormities, pomp, & disorder of the prelates,