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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.
Bed. lib. 3. cap. 18. writing also of Sigebert, king of the East-angles, declared how Sigebert returning out of France into England, (according to the examples which he did there see) ordered, and disposed Schools of learning, through the means of Felix, then Bishop: and placed in them Teachers, after the manner of the Cantuarites. And yet before these times, it is thought there were two Schools, or Universities within the Realm: the one for Greek, at the town of Greglade, which was after called Kirklade: the other for Latin, which was then called Latinlade, afterward Lethelade, near to Oxford.
Bed. lib. 3. cap. 18. writing also of Sigebert, king of the East-angles, declared how Sigebert returning out of Frāce into Englād, (according to the examples which he did there sée) ordered, and disposed Schooles of learning, through the meanes of Felix, then Bishoppe: and placed in them Teachers, after the manner of the Cantuarites. And yet before these times, it is thought there were two Schooles, or Vniuersities within the Realme: the one for Gréek, at the town of Greglade, which was after called Kirklade: the other for Latine, which was then called Latinlade, afterward Lethelade, néere to Oxford.
1This King Alfred was eleven years of age before he began to learn Letters, having to his Master Pleimundus, (afterward made Bishop of Canterbury,) and grew so in knowledge, that he translated divers latin works: as, Orosius, Pastoral Gregorij, the histories of Bede, Boetius de Consolat. philosophiae: also, an Enchiridion of his own making.
1This King Alfrede was eleuen yeres of age before hee began to learne Letters, hauing to his Master Pleimundus, (afterwarde made Bishoppe of Canterburie,) and grew so in knowledge, that he trāslated diuers latin works: as, Orosius, Pastorale Gregorij, the histories of Bede, Boetius de Consolat. philosophiae: also, an Enchiridion of his owne making.