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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.
Alfred builded divers houses of Religion: as, the house of Nuns at Shaftesbury, and the religious houses at Etheling. Also, another at Winchester, named the new Monastery, and endued richly the Church of Saint Cuthbert, at Durham. He sent also into India, to pay, and perform his vows to saint Thomas of India, which he promised in the time of his distress, against the Danes. After he had reigned nine and twenty years, and six months: he changed this mortal life, and divided his goods into two equal parts, the one to uses secular, the other to uses Ecclesiastical: Of the which, the first he divided into three portions: the first, for behoof of his family: the second, upon his buildings: the third upon strangers. The other second into four parts: the one to the relief of the poor,1 an other to monasteries, the third to the Schools of Oxford, for the maintaining of good letters, the fourth he sent to foreign Churches without the Realm.
Alfred buylded diuers houses of Religion: as, the house of Nunnes at Shaftesburie, and the religious houses at Etheling. Also, another at Winchester, named the new Monasterie, and endued richly the Church of Saint Cutbert, at Durham. Hee sent also into India, to pay, and performe his vowes to saint Thomas of India, which he promised in the time of his distresse, against the Danes. After hee had reigned nine and twentie yeres, and sixe monethes: he changed this mortall life, and deuided his goods into two equall partes, the one to vses secular, the other to vses Ecclesiasticall: Of the which, the first he deuided into thrée portions: the first, for behoofe of his familie: the second, vpon his buildings: the third vpon strangers. The other second into foure partes: the one to the reliefe of the poore,1 an other to monasteries, the third to the Schooles of Oxford, for the maintening of good letters, the fourth he sent to forraine Churches without the Realme.
- 1Alfred a notable king.