A01115:1879
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.
In those days there were two sundry Bibles in English, printed and set forth, bearing divers titles, and printed in divers places.
In those dayes there were two sundrie Bibles in English, printed and set foorth, bearing diuers titles, and printed in diuers places.
The first was called Thomas Mathews Bible,1 printed at Hamborough, about the year 1532. The Corrector of which Print was John Rogers, the Printers were Richard Grafton and Whitchurch. In the translation of this Bible, the greatest doer, was William Tyndale, who with the help of Miles Coverdale, had translated all ⟨p. 48⟩the books thereof, except only the Apocrypha and certain notes in the Margin, which were added after. But because William Tyndale in the mean time was apprehended before his book was fully perfected, it was thought good to them that had the doing thereof to change the name of William Tyndale, because that name was then odious, and to further it by a strange name of Thomas Matthew (John Rogers being the same time corrector to the print): who had then translated the residue of the Apocrypha, and added also certain notes thereto in the Margin: and thereof came it to be called Thomas Matthew's bible. Which bible of Thomas Matthew's, after it was imprinted and presented to the Lord Cromwell, and the Lord Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury, who liked very well of it, Cromwell presented it to the king,2 and obtained, that it might freely pass to be read of subjects, with his graces licence: So that there was printed on the same book, one line in red letters, with these words: Set forth with the Kings most gracious licence. This book did greatly offend the Bishops, both for the prologues, and especially, for a table, called, of the common places of the Bible, and the scriptures, for the approbation of the same, and chiefly, about the supper of the Lord, and priests marriages, and the mass, which there was said not to be found in the Scripture.