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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.
The Pope now confirmed, threateneth very grievously the Bohemians, both with apostolical, and secular arm:1 but the Bohemians nothing moved therewith, assembled together, and first agreed to celebrate a solemn memorial of the death of John Huss, and Hierome: decreeing the same to be celebrated yearly: and afterward obtained certain Churches of the king, where they might freely preach & minister the sacraments unto the congregation. This done, they suppressed divers monasteries, beginning first with the great monastery of the black friars 7. miles distant from Prague, driving the vicious priests and monks out of them: and so their number increased under their Captain, called Nicholas.
The Pope now confirmed, threateneth very grieuously the Bohemians, both with apostolicall, and secular arme:1 but the Bohemians nothing moued therewith, assembled together, and first agréed to celebrate a solemne memoriall of the death of Iohn Husse, and Hierome: decréeing the same to be celebrated yéerely: and afterward obtained certayne Churches of the king, where they might fréely preach & minister the sacraments vnto the congregatiō. This done, they suppressed diuers monasteries, beginning first with the great monastery of the blacke friers 7. miles distant from Prage, driuing the vitious priests and monkes out of them: and so their number encreased vnder their Captaine, called Nicholas.
- 1Pope threateneth the Bohemians. A solemn yearly memorial of the death of Huss and Jerome. Monasteries suppressed. Captain Nicholas.Pope thretneth the Bohemians. A solemne yearly memoriall of the death of Husse and Ierome. Monasteries suppressed. Captaine Nicholas.
Their number increasing now more and more, they went unto their K, requiring to have more ample churches: the king seemed willingly to give ear unto Nicholas, entreating for the people and commanded them to come again the next day. The people being departed, the king turned himself to Nicholas, remaining still behind, & said: