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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.
Anno 1461. (Henry the 6. being deposed) Edward the 4. was crowned king.
An. 1471. §1471Upon the ascension eve, K. Henry being prisoner in the tower, departed this life, & was brought by Thames, in a boat to the abbey of Chertsey, & there buried. Polydor after he had described the virtues of this king, recordeth that king Henry the 7. did afterward translate the corps of him from Chertsey, to Windsor: and addeth moreover, that by him certain miracles were wrought:1 for the which cause, Henry the 7. laboured with pope Julius, to have him canonized for a Saint: but the death of the king was the let. Edward Hall writing of this matter, declareth, that the cause of the let, was the excessive fees, which were so great, of canonizing a king above any prelate, that the king thought best to keep his money in his chest.
An. 1471. §1471Vpon the assentiō eue, K. Henry being prisoner in the tower, departed this life, & was brought by Thames, in a bote to the abbey of Chertsey, & there buried. Polydor after he had described the vertues of this king, recordeth that king Henry the 7. did afterward translate the corpes of him from Chertsey, to Windsore: and addeth moreouer, that by him certaine miracles were wrought:1 for the which cause, Henry the 7. laboured with pope Iulius, to haue him canonized for a Saint: but the death of the king was the let. Edward Hall writing of this matter, declareth, that the cause of the let, was the excessiue fées, which were so great, of canonizing a king aboue any prelat, that the king thought best to kéepe his money in his chest.
- 1Henry the 6. to be canonized a Saint, for successive change.