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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.
The Nunnery of Shaftesbury, by the same Aluredus, the same year.
The Nunnerie of Shaftesburie, by the same Aluredus, the same yere.
King Ethelbald freed the churches monasteries,1 &c. from all manner tributes, and granted them great liberties. Diverse of the Saxon kings became monks: as Knigilsus king of West-saxons: Ive king of West-sex.2 Celulfus king of Northumberland, Eadbertus king of Northumb. Ethelredus of Mercia, Kemedus of Mercia, Offa of East-saxons, Silly of East-saxons, Sigebertus king of East-angles.
King Ethelbald freed the churches monasteries,1 &c. from all manner tributes, and granted them great liberties. Diuerse of the Saxon kings became mōkes: as Knigilsus king of West-saxons: Iue king of West-sex.2 Celulfus king of Northūberland, Eadbertus king of Northumb. Ethelredus of Mercia, Kemedus of Mercia, Offa of East-saxons, Selly of East-saxons, Sigebertus king of East-angles.
- 1The Church freed from tributes.
- 2Diverse Saxon kings become monks.Diuerse Saxō kings become monkes.