A01115:416
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.
After this Leo succeeded a woman Pope, named Gilberta, 1and was called Joan the eight. She was a dutchwoman of Magunce, who went with an English monk out of the Abbey of Fulda to Athens, in mans apparel: where she proved excellently learned: and obtained the Popedom, and sat two years and six months:2 and at last openly in the face of a general procession, fell in labour and travel of child, and so died. By reason whereof the Cardinals at this ⟨p. 99⟩day do avoid to come near that street where that shame was taken.
After this Leo succéeded a woman Pope, named Gilberta, 1and was called Ioan the eight. She was a dutchwoman of Magunce, who went with an English monke out of the Abbey of Fulda to Athens, in mans apparell: where shée prooued excellently learned: and obtained the Popedome, and sat two yéeres and six moneths:2 and at last openly in the face of a generall procession, fell in labour and trauell of childe, and so died. By reason whereof the Cardinals at this ⟨p. 99⟩day doo auoid to come néere that stréete where that shame was taken.
- 1Gilberta a woman Pope.
- 2The Pope travaileth with child.The Pope trauaileth with childe.