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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 this time, or not much before, §664under the reign of Oswy and Oswine, the question of Easter,1 and having of other ceremonies, was debated in the Abbey called Sternehalt: Of which, Hilda 2a devout woman, was abbess: to the which place came both the kings, the father and the son, Bishop Colman, with his Clergy of Scotland, Aigelbert with Agathon, and Wilfride, Priests. James, and Roman were on their sides: Hilda the Abbess, was on the Scottish part, with her company. And the reverend Bishop, Cedda 3was appointed Prolocutor for both parts in that parliament. Now, there was much debating of the matter on both parts: one standing to the custom of John the Evangelist, to be kept according to the Law: the other, the tradition of Peter and Paul, of Rome, with other reasons. Wilfride, spake for Aigelbert, because he could utter his mind more plainly in the English tongue. Now, when Wilfride had showed, that Peter was the chief of the Apostles, and that the ⟨p. 80⟩Lord had said to him I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven &c. The King said to Colman, is it true that the Lord spake these things to S. Peter? and Colman answered yea. Then said the King can you declare any thing that the Lord said to Columba? (who was a reverend Father, whom Colman alleged to follow) Colman answered, No. Then quoth the King do you both agree on this matter? They both answered, yea. Then concluded the king: forasmuch as S. Peter is door keeper of heaven, I will not gainsay him, but in that I am able I will obey his order in every point, least when I come to the gates of heaven, he shut them against me. Upon this simple and rude reason of the king,4 the multitude consented, and with them, Cedda was contented to give over, only Colmannus the Scot, being then Archb of York, departed into Scotland, carrying with him the bones of Aidanus.5