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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.
Besides,1 he granted to Rome of every fire house a penny to be paid throughout the land, as king Ive in his dominion had done before. Also he gave and granted to be paid to Rome yearly three hundred marks: that is, to the maintaining of the light of Saint Peter one hundred marks: to the light of Saint Paul an other hundred; to the use of the Pope an other hundred. This done he returned by France into England, and married with the daughter of Carolus Caluus, whose name was Judith. He had to his chief councillors two Bishops, Adelstanus B. of Schireborne, more skilful in civill matters then in divinity: and the other Swithinus bishop of Winchester, being of a contrary disposition.
Besides,1 he granted to Rome of euery fire house a penny to bée payd throughout the land, as king Iue in his dominion had doone before. Also he gaue and graunted to be paid to Rome yéerely thrée hundred markes: that is, to the maintayning of the light of Saint Peter one hundreth markes: to the light of Saint Paule an other hundreth; to the vse of the Pope an other hundreth. This doone he returned by France into England, and married with the daughter of Carolus Caluus, whose name was Iudith. Hée had to his chiefe councellors two Bishops, Adelstanus B. of Schireborne, more skilfull in ciuill matters then in diuinitie: and the other Swithinus bishop of Winchester, beyng of a contrarie disposition.
- 1Peterpence throughout all England.
Gregory the fourth above mentioned, was the third Pope that succeeded after Pope Paschalis the first: being but four years betwixt them: who succeeded after Stephen the fourth which followed Leo the third, next Pope unto Hadrian, in the time of Charles the great. From the time of that Hadrian the first, unto Pope Hadrian the third, the Emperors had some stroke in the election (at least in the confirmation of the Roman Pope) notwithstanding there were diverse practises to the contrary. Wherefore by the commandment of Ludovicus the Emperor in the time of Gregory the fourth,