A01115:1849
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.
A little before the death of Queen Anne, there was a parliament at Westminster, wherein was given to the king, by general consent of the Abbots, all such houses of religion, as were under iij. hundred marks:1 which did prognosticate what would befall the rest.
A litle before the death of Quéen Anne, there was a parlament at Westminster, wherein was giuen to the king, by generall consent of the Abbots, all such houses of religion, as were vnder iij. hundred marks:1 which did prognosticate what would befall the rest.
- 1Certain houses of religion given to the king.Certaine houses of religion giuen to the king.
Shortly after the marriage of the king, with the Lady Jane Seymour, in the month of June, during the continuance of the Parliament, by the consent of the Clergy in the Convocation house in Pauls Church, a book was set out, containing certain Articles of religion necessary to ⟨p. 36⟩be taught to the people:1 wherein they treated specially, but of three sacraments, baptism, penance, and the Lords supper: where (also divers things were published, concerning alteration of certain points of religion; and certain holy days forbidden: & many Abbeys agreed on to be suppressed. For the which cause a Monk, named Doct. Mackrell, naming himself Captain Cobbler, stirred up to rebel the number of xxvi. thousand in Lincoln shire:2