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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
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Anno 1445. §1445H. Chichesly, Archb. of Canterbury, died, by whom the Lady Eleanor the Duchess, was condemned in S. Stevens Chapel at Westminster,1 for penance, to bear a taper through Cheapside three sundry times, and afterward outlawed to the Isle of Man, under the custody of Sir John Standley knight.
Anno 1445. §1445H. Chichesly, Archb. of Canterbury, died, by whom the Ladie Eleanor the Duchesse, was condemned in S. Steuens Chappel at Westminster,1 for penāce, to beare a taper through Chepesyde thrée sundry times, and afterward outlawed to the Ile of Man, vnder the custodie of Sir Iohn Standley knight.
- 1Penance.Pennance.
This Henry Chichelesley builded in his time 2. Colleges in Oxford the one called Alsoln college,1 and the other called Bernard college. About the year 1447. §1447Henry Bewford Cardinal, and William de la poole duke of Suffolk with the Queen, conspired duke Humphrey's death, & devised how to trap him: and for the more speedy furtherance thereof a parliament was summoned to be kept at Berry, far from the citizens of London: whither resorted all the Peers of the Realm, and amongest them the Duke of Gloucester, who on the second day of the Session was by the Lord Beumond high constable of England being accompanied with the duke of Buckingham, and others arrested, apprehended,