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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.
In the time of this Pope, Hugh Capet, the French king took Charles the right heir to the crown, by treason of the Bishop of Laon, and when he had imprisoned him, he also imprisoned Arnoldus, Archbishop of Rames, and placed in his room Gilbertus, a Necromancer, who was Schoolmaster to D. Robert the kings son; but Pope Benedictus calling a council at Rhemes, restored Arnoldus again, and displaced Gilbertus,
In the time of this Pope, Hugh Cappet, the French king tooke Charles the right heire to the crowne, by treason of the Bishop of Laon, and when he had imprisoned him, hée also imprisoned Arnoldus, Archbishoppe of Rames, and placed in his roome Gilbertus, a Necromancer, who was Schoolemaister to D. Robert the kings sonne; but Pope Benedictus calling a councel at Rhemes, restored Arnoldus againe, and displaced Gilbertus,
After Benedictus, succeeded in the sea of Rome, Pope John the 16. and died the 8. month of his papacy, next to whom came John the seventeenth, and after him Gregory the fifth, an, 995. §995This Gregory called before Bruno, was a German borne, and therefore more maliced the Clergy, and people of Rome. Whereupon, Crescentius with the people and clergy, agreeing against the same Gregory, set up pope John the 18. whereupon Gregory went to Otho the third, who upon his complaint, came to Rome, & took in the city of Rome both Crescentius the consul, & John the pope. Which John having his eyes put out,1 was after deprived of his life. Crescentius the Consul was set upon a wild horse, having his nose and ears cut of,2 and so was led through the City, his face turned to the horse tail: and after ⟨p. 117⟩having his Members cut off, was hanged upon a Gibbet.