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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.
There is a story writer called Liuthprandus, who writing de imperatoribus, lib. 2. cap. 13. maketh mention of this Theodora, and John the eleventh: and saith, that this Theodora had a daughter named Marozia, which had by Pope Sergius above mentioned, a son who afterward was pope John the 12. The same Marozia, afterward married with the marquess Guido of Tuscia, through whose means and his friends at Rome, she brought to pass that this pope John the eleventh was smothered with a pillow laid to his mouth,1 after he had reigned 13. years, and so John the 12. her son reigned in his steed: but because the clergy, and people of Rome did not agree to the election, therefore was Pope Leo the 6. set up in his room.
There is a story writer called Liuthprandus, who writing de imperatoribus, lib. 2. cap. 13. maketh mention of this Theodora, and Iohn the eleuenth: and saith, that this Theodora had a daughter named Marozia, which had by Pope Sergius aboue mentioned, a sonne who afterwarde was pope Iohn the 12. The same Marozia, afterward married with the marques Guido of Tuscia, through whose means and his friends at Rome, she brought to passe that this pope Iohn the eleuenth was smothered with a pillow laid to his mouth,1 after he had raigned 13. yéeres, and so Iohn the 12. her sonne raigned in his stéed: but because the cleargie, and people of Rome did not agree to the election, therefore was Pope Leo the 6. set vp in his roome.
- 1Pope smothered.
Thus pope John the son of Sergius, and Marozia, being rejected, reigned pope Leo, 7. months: after him pope Stephen 2. years: who being poisoned,1 then was pope John the 12. above rehearsed, set up again, where he reigned near the space of 5. years.