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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
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 year 180. §180King Lucius, son of Coilus, king of Britons, which now are called English men, hearing of the miracles done by Christians in divers places,1 at that time wrote to Eleutherius B. of Rome, to receive of him the Christian faith: who sent him thereupon certain preachers, Fugatius, or by some Faganus, and Damianus, or Dimianus, which converted first the king and the people of Britain, and baptized them, and subverted the temples, and monuments of idolatry. And the 28, Flamens they turned to bishops, and three Achflamines to three Archbishops, having their seats in three head cities, London, York, and Glamorgantia, by Wales.
About the yéere 180. §180King Lucius, sonne of Coilus, king of Britains, which now are called English men, hearing of the miracles done by Christians in diuers places,1 at that time wrote to Eleutherius B. of Rome, to receiue of him the Christian faith: who sent him therevpon certain preachers, Fugatius, or by some Faganus, and Damianus, or Dimianus, which conuerted first the king and the people of Britain, and baptized them, and subuerted the temples, and monuments of idolatrie. And the 28, Flamines they turned to bishops, and thrée Achflamines to thrée Archbishops, hauing their seates in thrée head cities, London, Yorke, and Glamorgantia, by Wales.
- 1K. Lucius the first Christian K. of England, Fugatius and Damianus.
This king also sent to him for the Roman laws, to frame his people thereafter: who answered, that the laws of God was to be his direction for laws, and not the Romans, that might be reproved, the other being without exception,