A01115:1472
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 Bernates after they had redressed with them the state of religion,1 they renounced the league made before with the French king, refusing the warly stipend, following the example of the Tigurins, which before had done the like, and were contented only with their yearly pension, which the K. payeth to every page of the Helvetians, to keep peace. The day and year when this reformation began with them, they caused to be engraven in a pillar, with letters of gold,2 for a perpetual memory to all posterity to come. This was an. 1528.
The Bernates after they had redressed with them the state of religion,1 they renounced the league made before with the French king, refusing the warly stipend, folowing the example of the Tigurins, which before had done ye like, and were contented onely with their yerely pension, which the K. payeth to euery page of the Heluetians, to kéep peace. The day and yere when this reformation began with them, they caused to be engrauen in a piller, with letters of golde,2 for a perpetuall memorie to all posteritie to come. This was an. 1528.
- 1The Bernates refuse ye league of the french K
- 2A monument of their reformation. 1528
By these examples, the ministers of Strasburg began also to affirm, and teach, that the mass was naught. The P. clergy laboured on the contrary part. The Senate would ⟨p. 428⟩