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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.
In the time of this foresaid Iva, 1began the right observing of Easter day, to be kept of the Picts and Britons: in the observing of which day, three things are chiefly necessary. 1. The full moon of the month of March. 2. The Dominical letter. 3. The equinoctial days. It took place, through the busy travel of Theodorus, Cuthlacus, but namely of Egbert, whom they termed the holy monk, and of Colefride abbot of Serwin in Northumberland, who wrote to Narranus, or Naivnus, the king of the Picts, about the same: who also wrote among other things, of the shaven crowns2 of priests, saying, it was as necessary for their vow, for restraint of their lusts, as it is for any Christian man to bless him against spirits, when they come upon him. The letter is very ridiculous, notwithstanding ⟨p. 84⟩being read before king Naiton, he rose from among his noble men, and gave thanks to God for the advise of shaving, kneeling on the ground,3 and caused it to be observed among his people, defacing the errors that had bin used the space of 404. years.
In the time of this foresaide Iua, 1beganne the right obseruing of Easter day, to be kept of the Picts and Brittains: in the obseruing of which day, thrée things are chiefly necessarie. 1. The full moone of the moneth of March. 2. The Dominicall letter. 3. The equinoctial daies. It tooke place, through ye busie trauel of Theodorus, Cuthlacus, but namely of Egbert, whom they termed the holie monke, and of Colefride abbot of Serwin in Northumberland, who wrote to Narranus, or Naivnus, the king of the Pictes, about the same: who also wrote amōg other things, of ye shauē crowns2 of priests, saying, it was as necessarie for their vowe, for restraint of their lustes, as it is for anye Christian man to blesse him against spirites, when they come vppon him. The letter is very ridiculous, notwithstanding ⟨p. 84⟩