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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.
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.
- 1Alfred very learned.Alfrede very learned.
He compiled also an History in the Saxon tongue called the history of Alfred. He suffered no man to aspire to any dignity in his Court, except he were learned, and caused all his Nobles to set their children to learning: if they had no sons, then their servants. He began also to translate the Psalter into English,1 and had almost finished the same, had not death prevented him. These endeavours he took in hand, that the English nation might be furnished with knowledge, which was decayed before, by the innumerable volumes burned by the Danes.2 He used chiefly the wise counsel of Neotus, 3who was counted then an holy man, and was Abbot of a certain monastery of Cornwall: by whose advise he sent for Grimbaldus a learned monk out of France, and for Asserion an other learned man out of Wales, whom he made Bishop of Schireborne: also out of Mercia he sent for Werefrithus Bishop of Worcester, to whom he put the Dialogues of Gregory to be tram slated. By the advisement of Neotus he ordained certain schools of diverse arts, first at Oxford: and franchised the same with many great Libraries.