A01115:1874
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.
After the parliament was finished, the king sent the Lord Cromwell, (who in few days after was apprehended) the two Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and all the Lords of the parliament house to dine with the Archbishop at Lambeth, and to comfort him: and within few days also upon the same, required, that he would give a note of all ⟨p. 43⟩his doings and reasons in the said parliament, which Cranmer eftsoons accomplished accordingly, and sent the copy thereof to the king.
After the parlament was finished, the king sent the Lord Cromwell, (who in few dayes after was apprehended) the twoo Dukes of Norfolke and Suffolke, and all the Lordes of the parlament house to dyne with the Archbishoppe at Lambith, and to comfort him: and within few daies also vpon the same, required, that hee woulde giue a note of all ⟨p. 43⟩his doings and reasons in the said parliament, which Cranmer eftsoones accomplished accordingly, and sent the copie thereof to the king.
Besides these six Articles, in the same parliament was ordained, that if Priests were taken in Adultery or Fornication, and duly convict, for their not Caste nor Caute, at first time they should forfeit their goods,1 and for the second fault, be taken and executed as felons: this was brought in by the Lord Cromwels advise: Who if he might have had his will, the first crime of these concubinary Priests, aswell as the second, no doubt had been punished with death: but so Gardiner did bar that article with his shifts, that the first was loss of goods, and the second death: and the next year he so provided, that the pain of death, by Act of parliament was clean repealed: So that by this statute it was provided,2