A01115:1881
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 restraint of this bible of Matthew, another came to be printed at Paris, anno 1540. which was called the bible of the large volume.1 The Printed that printed it, was the former, & the overseer was Miles Coverdale, who conferred Tyndale's Translation with the Hebrew, and mended divers places there.
After the restraint of this bible of Mathew, another came to be printed at Paris, anno 1540. which was called the bible of the large volume.1 The Printed that printed it, was the former, & the ouerseer was Miles Couerdale, who conferred Tindalles Translation with the Hebrewe, and mended diuers places there.
- 1The Bible of the large volume.
In this Bible, although the former notes of Thomas Matthew were omitted, yet sundry marks, and hands were annexed in the margin; which meant that in those places should be made certain notes; wherewith also the Clergy was offended: and Cromwell being dead, complaints were ⟨p. 49⟩made to the king, of the translation of the Bible, and of the Preface of the same, and then was the sale of the Bible commanded to be stayed, the B. promising to amend and correct it, but never performed it.1 Then Grafton was called for, and troubled & cast in the Fleet, where he remained six weeks, and before he came out was bound in 300.l, neither to print, to sell, nor cause to be printed any mo books till the king and the clergy should agree on the translation; and thus was the Bible stayed from that time, during the reign of king Henry the eight.