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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.
This king (when he had ruled the West-saxons, and over the more part of England, xxxvij. years) died, and was buried at Winchester: leaving his kingdom to Ethelwolfe, which first was Bishop of Winchester, §874and after, upon necessity, made king, through the dispensation of Gregory the fourth.1
This king (when he had ruled the West-saxons, and ouer the more part of England, xxxvij. yeres) died, and was buried at Winchester: leauing his kingdome to Ethelwolfe, which first was Bishop of Winchester, §874and after, vpon necessitie, made king, through the dispensation of Gregorie the fourth.1
- 1A B made king of England.
He gave to the Church, and Religious orders, the tithes of all his goods and lands in West-saxons,1 with liberty, and freedom from all seruage, §844and civill charges. Much like the donation of Ethelbaldus, king of Mercia. The ground of all ⟨p. 97⟩their good works and donations was remission of sins, which they thought thereby to procure) This done, taking his journey to Rome with Allured his youngest son, committed him to the bringing up of pope Leo the fourth. Where he also reedified the English school at Rome: which being founded by king Offa or rather Ive King of Mercia, was in the time of King Egbert his Father consumed with fire.