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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.
Afterward Bonifacius the fourth made a decree, Anno 606. §606that Monks might use the office of preaching, of baptizing, and hearing confession, and assoiling them of their sins: and in process of time they so encroached upon the office of ministers, that at length priests were discharged out of their cathedral Churches, and Monks placed in their rooms.
Afterward Bonifacius the fourth made a decrée, Anno 606. §606that Monkes might vse the office of preachyng, of baptizing, and hearing confession, and assoiling them of their sinnes: and in processe of time they so incroched vpon the office of ministers, that at length priestes were discharged out of their cathedrall Churches, and Monkes placed in their roomes.
1King Edgar was a great maintainer of religion, and learning. To avoid excessive drinking by the example, of the Danes, which dwelt in diverse places of the realm, he ordained certain cups with pins or nails, set in them, adding thereto a law, that what person did drink past that mark, at one draught, should forfeit a certain penny: the half part whereof should fall to the accuser, the other to the ruler of the town, where the offence was done. He was a noble Prince, wise, and victorious, but favoured the monkish superstition overmuch, and is reported by some to have builded so many monasteries for them, as there are Sundays in the year, or as Edmer reporteth 48. 2Notwithstanding he was much given to adultery, and fornication, and used among others, Egelfleda or Elfleda, called the white daughter of Duke Odorere: of whom he begat Edward in bastardy: for the which he was enjoined by Dunstan, seven years penance, and kept back from his Coronation so long, till the one and thirty year of his age, anno 974 although he began his Reign at sixteen.