A01115:1462
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
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 month of May being come, the B. of Constance, answereth to the men of Zuricke in a book, wherein he defendeth ⟨p. 425⟩images, and popish mass. This book they answered: & proved his doctrine, by the scriptures, to be false: & (before they sent their answer) pulled down all the images in their dominion, about the 13. of June. And a few months after,1 an order was taken in the city of Zuricke, between the Canons of the church, and city, for disposing the lands, and possessions of the College.
The moneth of May being come, the B. of Constance, answereth to ye mē of Zuricke in a booke, wherin he defendeth ⟨p. 425⟩images, and popish masse. This booke they answered: & proued his doctrine, by the scriptures, to be false: & (before they sent their answere) pulled downe all the images in their dominion, about the 13. of Iune. And a few moneths after,1 an order was taken in the citie of Zuricke, betweene the Canons of the church, and citie, for disposing the lands, and possessions of the Colledge.
- 1Images pulled down.Images pulled downe.
This profession of the Tigurins, of the 13. pages,1 six did chiefly mislike: to wit, Lucernates, Urani, Suicenses, Unterualdii, Tugiani, Fiburgenses. These in no case would be reconciled, but laid divers slanderous matters to their charge: whereof the Tigurins diligently purged themselves.