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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 11: The eleventh Book.Volume 2 › Book 11: The eleuenth 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.
About the latter end of this Month, Pope Julius dyed, a monster of nature: who missing on a time his Pork, and answer being made that his Physician forbade it, because of ⟨p. 145⟩his gout: bursting out into a rage, he uttered these words: bring me my pork flesh in the despite of God.
About the latter end of this Moneth, Pope Iulius dyed, a monster of nature: who missing on a time his Porke, and answere being made that his Phisition forbad it, because of ⟨p. 145⟩his goute: bursting out into a rage, he vttered these wordes: bring me my porke flesh in the despight of God.
An other time missing his cold Peacock,1 most horribly blaspheming God, he brake into a rage. Whereupon when one of his cardinals sitting by, laboured to pacify him; what (said Julius the Pope) if God was so angry for one apple, that he cast our first parents out of Paradise therefore:2 why may not I being his vicar, be angry then for my Peacock, sithence a Peacock is a greater matter then an apple? He confirmed the idol of Lauretane.
An other time missing his cold Peacocke,1 most horribly blasphemyng God, he brake into a rage. Wherevpon when one of his cardinals sitting by, labored to pacifie him; what (said Iulius ye Pope) if God was so angry for one apple, that hée cast our first parents out of Paradice therefore:2