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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
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as also in Oxford & Cambridge, where the unlawfulness of the matrimony was concluded: so that the K. prepared a solemn embassage & sent to the B. of Rome, then lying at Bononie: whither went the Earle of Wiltshire, Doctor Cranmer, Doctor Stokesley, Doctor Corn, Doctor Bennet, and divers other learned men and gentlemen: who when they came before the Pope, he sitting in the chair of estate, offered his foot, but none would kiss it saving a great spaniel of the Earle of Wiltshire's, who ran & took the P. by the great toe,1 & caused him to pull it in in hast. In the end the Ambassadors were dismissed without disputation: & D. Cranmer gratified with the office of a penitenciariship. Whereupon the Earle, and the other commissioners, returned again into England: but D. Cranmer went to the Emperor (being in his journey towards Vienna against the Turk) there to answer such men of his court as could say any thing on the contrary part. Where he fully satisfied Cornelius Agrippa an high officer in the Emp. court: for which cause Cornelius fell into such displeasure with the Emp his M. that he was committed to prison, where for sorrow he ended his life. From the Emper. court he departed, & as he returned ⟨p. 195⟩he satisfied divers learned men in Germany in that question.
as also in Oxford & Cambridge, wher the vnlawfulnes of the matrimonie was concluded: so yt the K. prepared a solemne embassage & sent to the B. of Rome, then lying at Bononie: whither went ye Earle of Wiltshire, Doctor Cranmer, Doctor Stokesley, Doctor Corne, Doctor Bennet, and diuers other learned men and gentlemen: who when they came before the Pope, hee sitting in the chaire of estate, offered his foot, but none would kisse it sauing a great spaniell of the Earle of Wiltshires, who ran & tooke the P. by the great toe,1 & caused him to pul it in in hast. In ye end the Embassadours were dismissed without disputation: & D. Cranmer gratified with ye office of a penitenciariship. Wherupon the Earle, and the other commissioners, returned againe into England: but D. Cranmer went to the Emperour (being in his iourney towardes Vienna against the Turke) there to answere such men of his court as could say any thing on ye contrary part. Where he fully satisfyed Cornelius Agrippa an high officer in the Emp. court: for which cause Cornelius fel into such displeasure with the Emp his M. yt he was committed to prison, where for sorow he ended his life. From ye Emper. court he departed, & as he returned