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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 6: The sixth Book.Volume 1 › Book 6: The sixt 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.
Weselius Groningensis, in a certain treatise of his, de indulgentijs Papalibus, writeth of this pope Sixtus: that at the request of this Peter Cardinal, and of Hierom his brother, he granted unto the whole family of the Cardinal S. Lucy, in the 3. hot months, June, July, & August,1 free liberty to use Sodomitry: with this clause, Fiat ut petitur. That is, Be it as it is asked.
Weselius Groningensis, in a certaine treatise of his, de indulgentijs Papalibus, writeth of this pope Sixtus: that at the request of this Peter Cardinal, and of Hierom his brother, he graunted vnto the whole family of the Cardinal S. Lucy, in the 3. hot moneths, Iune, Iuly, & August,1 frée liberty to vse Sodomitry: with this clause, Fiat vt petitur. That is, Be it as it is asked.
- 1Liberty for Sodomitry.
Next after this Sixtus, came Innocentius the eight,1 a man very rude, and far from all learning. Amongest the noble acts of this Pope, this was one, that in the town of Paulus Equicolus, he caused 8. men, and 6. women, with the Lord of the place, to be apprehended, and judged for heretics, because they said that none of them were the Vicars of Christ, which came after Peter, but only they which followed the poverty of Christ.
Next after this Sixtus, came Innocentius the eight,1 a man verie rude, and farre from all learning. Amongest the noble actes of this Pope, this was one, that in the towne of Paulus Equicolus, hée caused 8. men, and 6. women, with the Lord of the place, to be apprehended, and iudged for heretikes, because they said that none of them were the Vicars of Christ, which came after Peter, but onely they which followed the pouerty of Christ.