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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.
At the last came D. West, Bishop of Ely, who (preaching against Latimer at Barnwell Abbey) forbade him to preach any more within the churches of the University. Notwithstanding, D. Barnes, Prior of the Augustine Friars, did licence Master Latimer to preach in his Church of the Augustine Friars: and he himself preached at the Church by, called Saint Edwards: which was the first Sermon of the Gospel that D. Barnes preached, being upon Christmas even, upon a Sunday. Whereupon, Articles were gathered out against him by M. Tirrel, Fellow of the Kings Hall: and presented to the Cardinal. Notwithstanding the enemies that Latimer had in Cambridge, he continued preaching there three years, and kept conference with Master Bilney. So that the place where they used most to walk in the fields, was commonly called the Heretics hill.
At the last came D. West, Bishop of Ely, who (preaching against Latimer at Barnewel Abbey) forbad him to preach any more within the churches of the Vniuersitie. Notwithstanding, D. Barnes, Prior of the Augustine Friers, did licence Master Latimer to preach in his Church of the Augustine Friers: and he himselfe preached at the Church by, called Saint Edwardes: which was the first Sermon of the Gospel that D. Barnes preached, being vpon Christmasse euen, vpon a Sunday. Whereupon, Articles were gathered out against him by M. Tirrel, Felow of the Kings Hall: and presented to the Cardinall. Notwithstanding the enemies that Latimer had in Cambridge, hee continued preaching there thrée yeres, and kept conference with Master Bilney. So that the place where they vsed most to walke in ye fields, was commonly called the Heretikes hill.
After he had travelled in preaching three years in Cambridge, at length he was called up to the Cardinal for heresy, & being contented to subscribe to such Articles as they propounded unto him, was dismissed. After this, by the means of Doctor Buttes, a great favourer of good men,1 he was among the number of those that laboured in the Kings Supremacy, and went to the Court: where, after a space, he obtained a Benefice in Wiltshire, in a town called Westkington. So he left the Court, & there kept residence. There he also found enemies, as in the University, that drew articles