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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.
Pleymundus schoolmaster to Alfred, succeeded Etheredus in the Bishopric of Canterbury, and governed that sea 34. years. After him succeeded Athelmus and sat 12. years: after him came Ulfelmus, and sat 13. years: him followed Odo a Dane borne, and governed 20. years.
Pleymundus schoolemaister to Alfred, succéeded Etheredus in the Bishopricke of Canterburie, and gouerned that sea 34. yéeres. After him succéeded Athelmus and sat 12. yéeres: after him came Vlfelmus, and sat 13. yéeres: him followed Odo a Dane borne, and gouerned 20. yéeres.
After the death of Pope Stephen the fifth, was much broil in the election of the Bishops of Rome, one contending against another: in so much that in the space of nine years, there were nine Popes: of the which, first was Formosus, who succeeded Stephen, being made pope against the mind of certain in Rome, that would rather Sergius, then Deacon of the Church of Rome, should be Pope: not withstanding Mars and money prevailed on Formosus part, by the aid of king Arnulphus, who came to Rome and beheaded Formosus adversaries, whom the Pope in recompense blessed & crowned Emp. This Formosus had once sworn never to reiterate or take to him again ecclesiastical order, but was absolved again of Pope Martin, who sat four or five years: after whom in 9. years, there were nine Popes.1 ⟨p. 105⟩After him succeeded Boniface the 6, who continued 25. days, then came Stephen the 6. who abrogated all the decrees of Formosus. and taking up his body after it was buried,2 cut two fingers of his right hand, and commanded them to be cast into Tiber, and then buried the body in a Lay mans sepulchre. He reigned one year, and him succeeded Rhemanus, & sate 3. months, repealing the decrees of his predecessor against Formosus, next whom came Theodorus the 2. who like wise taking part with Formosus, reigned but 20. days, then sate Pope John, who fought against the Romans, and (to confirm the cause of Formosus more surely) did hold a synod at Ravenna of 72. Bishops, with the French king Endo, and his Archbishops, present at the same: where all the decrees of Formosus, were confirmed, and those of Stephen the 6. burned.