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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
Volume 2 › Book 10: The tenth Book.Volume 2 › Book 10: The tenth Booke.
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.
On Monday next after these things done, being the xxiij. day of April, the Prolocutor taketh his journey to London with the letters certificatory to the Queen, by whom the Archbishop directed his letters supplicatory to the council: the which letters after the Prolocutor had received, and had carried them well near half the way to London,1 by the way he opened the same, and seeing the contents thereof, sent them back again refusing to carry them: Likewise Doctor Ridley desireth him by letter to carry his answers up to certain Bishops in London.
On Munday next after these things doone, being the xxiij. day of Aprill, the Prolocutor taketh his iourney to London with the letters certificatorie to the Quéene, by whom the Archbishop directed his letters supplicatorie to the counsell: the which letters after the Prolocutor had receiued, and had carried them well neare halfe the way to London,1 by the way he opened the same, and seing the contents thereof, sent them backe againe refusing to carrie them: Likewise Doctor Ridley desireth him by letter to carrie his answeres vp to certaine Bishops in London.
- 1The Prolocutor openeth Cranmers letters to the Counsell.
Here the Author returneth to the year before 1553. §1553upon Friday the iiij. of August, Doctor Day was delivered out of the Fleet.
Here the Author returneth to the yéere before 1553. §1553vpon Friday the iiij. of August, Doctor Day was deliuered out of the Fléete.