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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.
In the mean time it was falsely noised abroad, that the Archbishop, to curry favour with the Queen, should promise to say Dirge Mass after the old custom, for king ⟨p. 115⟩Edward, & that he had already said mass at Canterbury.1 To stop these rumours, the 7. of Sept. the Archb. set forth a letter, which was also printed, in purgation of himself.
In the meane time it was falsly noysed abroad, that the Archbishop, to currie fauour with the Quéene, should promisse to say Dirge Masse after the old custome, for king ⟨p. 115⟩Edward, & that he had already said masse at Canterbury.1 To stop these rumors, the 7. of Sept. the Archb. set forth a letter, which was also printed, in purgation of himself.
- 1A false rumour of the Archb.A false rumor of the Archb.
The 13. of September, Hugh Latimer was committed to the Tower. The next day after that the Archb. was committed to the tower.
The first day of October, which was the day of her coronation, the Queen gave general pardon: out of which were excepted all the prisoners in the Tower, and in the Fleet, and 62. more: of which number master Whitchurch, and master Grafton were two.