A01115:1769
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.
When the Cardinal Wolsey here in England heard how his father of Rome was taken prisoner, he laboured to the King to fight against the Emperor for the delivery of the Pope, which the King refused by his own person or his people to do: but yielded to the Cardinal of his treasure, to take what himself thought convenient: who thereupon made out of the Kings treasure, twelve score thousand pounds,1 and carried it over the sea with him: which when he came to the kings court at Amiens, he converted to the hiring of Soldiers, and furnishing out the French kings army, appointing also certain English Captains in the king of Englands name, to go against the Emperor to restore the Pope: all which army was paid with the king of Englands money. The cause why the Cardinal bare the Emperor this malice, after some writers, appeareth to be this: At what time as Pope Clement was taken prisoner, the Cardinal wrote unto the Emperor, that he should make him Pope, but when he had received an answer that pleased him not, he waxed furious mad, and wrote many menacing letters unto the Emperor, that if he would not make him Pope, he would make such a ruffling between Christian princes as was not this hundred years ⟨p. 7⟩before,2 yea though it should cost the whole Realm of England. Whose ambitious endeavour the king himself did also favour, as it appeareth by instructions given of the King to his Ambassadors at Rome, to that effect that Wolsey might be placed in the papacy after the death of Pope Clement: to the end, he might compass his cause of divorce.3
When the Cardinall Wolsey here in England heard how his father of Rome was taken prysoner, he laboured to the Kinge to fight against the Emperour for the deliuerie of the Pope, whiche the Kinge refused by his owne person or his people to doe: but yéelded to the Cardinall of his treasure, to take what himselfe thought conuenient: who therevpon made out of the Kinges treasure, twelue score thousand pounds,1 and caried it ouer the sea with him: whiche when he came to the kinges court at Amiens, he conuerted to the hiring of Souldiours, and furnishing out the French kinges armie, appointing also certaine Englishe Captaines in the king of Englands name, to goe agaynst the Emperour to restore the Pope: all whiche armie was paide with the kinge of Englandes mony. The cause why the Cardinall bare the Emperour this malice, after some wryters, appeareth to be this: At what tyme as Pope Clement was taken prysoner, the Cardinall wrote vnto the Emperour, that hée shoulde make him Pope, but when he had receiued an aunswere that pleased him not, he waxed furious madde, and wrote manie menacing letters vnto the Emperour, that if hee would not make him Pope, hee woulde make suche a ruffeling betweene Christian princes as was not this hundred yéeres