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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.
This Pope lived not Pope full two years: after whom succeeded Benedictus the fourth, who kept the chair three years: after whom Leo the fifth was Pope, who within 40. days of his papacy, was with strong hand taken and cast in prison by one Christopher, his own household Chaplain, whom he had long time nourished in his house: which Christopher, being Pope about the space of seven months, was also horsed from his seat by Sergius, as he had done to the other before, who after he had thrown down Christopher, shore him monk into a monastery, and occupied the sea seven years. This Sergius, a rude man,1 and unlearned, very proud and cruel, had before time been put back from the Popedom by Formosus above mentioned: by reason whereof to revenge himself of Formosus again, (being now in his papacy) caused his body to be taken up, and afterward setting it in the Papal sea (as in his Pontificalibus) first degraded him, then commanded his head to be smitten off, with the other three fingers which were left: which done he caused his body to be thrown into Tiber, deposing also all such as had been ⟨p. 106⟩invested by Formosus.
This Pope liued not Pope full twoo yéeres: after whom succéeded Benedictus the fourth, who kept the chaire thrée yéeres: after whom Leo the fift was Pope, who within 40. daies of his papacie, was with strong hand taken and cast in prison by one Christopher, his owne housholde Chaplaine, whom he had long time nourished in his house: which Christopher, being Pope about the space of seuen moneths, was also horsed from his seate by Sergius, as hée had done to the other before, who after hée had thrown downe Christopher, shore him monke into a monasterie, and occupied the sea seuen yéeres. This Sergius, a rude man,1 and vnlearned, very proude and cruell, had before time beene put backe from the Popedome by Formosus aboue mentioned: by reason whereof to reuenge himselfe of Formosus againe, (béeing nowe in his papacie) caused his bodie to bée taken vp, and afterward setting it in the Papall sea (as in his Pontificalibus) first disgraded him, then commaunded his head to bée smitten off, with the other thrée fingers which were left: which done he caused his body to be throwne into Tiber, deposing also all such as had béene