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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.
1In the time of this Theodorus, & by the means of him a provincial Synod was holden at Thetford:2 the principal points were these: 1. That Easter should be uniformly kept on the full moon in the month of March. 2. That no B. should intermeddle with the diocese of an other. 3. That monasteries should be exempt from the authority of Bishops. 4. That monks should not stray from one monastery to an other without licence of his Abbot. 5. That no clergy man should forsake his B. & be received in another place without letters commendatory of his own B. 6. That foreign bishops & clergy men should be contented only with such hospitality, as should be offered them, without any further intermeddling without licence. 7. That provincial synods should be kept within the realm, at least once a year. 8. That no B. should prefer himself before an other, but observe the time & order of his consecration. 9. That the number of bishops should be augmented as the people increased. 10. That no marriage should be admitted but such as was lawful, and no man put away his wife,3 but for fornication.
1In the time of this Theodorus, & by the meanes of him a prouinciall Synod was holden at Thetford:2 the principall points were these: 1. That Easter should be vniformly kept on the full moone in the moneth of March. 2. That no B. should intermeddle with the dioces of an other. 3. That monasteries should be exempt from the authoritie of Bishops. 4. That monks should not stray frō one monastery to an other without licence of his Abbot. 5. That no clergy man should forsake his B. & be receiued in another place without letters commendatorie of his owne B. 6. That forren bishops & clergy men should be contented onely with such hospitalitie, as should be offered thē, without any further intermedling wtout licence. 7. That prouinciall synodes should be kept within the realme, at least once a yéere. 8. That no B. should prefer himselfe before an other, but obserue ye time & order of his consecration. 9. That the number of bishops should be augmented as the people increased. 10. That no marriage should be admitted but such as was lawfull, and no man put away his wife,