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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.
The Printer to the Reader.
Note gentle Read, that whereas (by means our written copy had not observed the same) we unawares have omitted certain distinctions, that we purposed to have made between each of the 3. parts, or books of this former volume abridged, according as in the first volume of acts & monuments, at large is distinguished: thou shalt understand, that the first of those former books containeth the 300. years next after Christ, until Lucius his days. The 2. book beginneth pag. 68. and containeth the next 300. years; viz. from Lucius to king Egbert. The 3. must be reckoned from pag. 85. containing the next 300. years, viz. to the time of William the Conqueror: which here followeth.
NOte gentle Reade, that whereas (by means our written copie had not obserued the same) we vnawares haue omitted certaine distinctions, that wee purposed to haue made betweene each of the 3. parts, or bookes of this former volume abridged, according as in the first volume of acts & monuments, at large is distinguished: thou shalt vnderstand, that the first of those former bookes conteyneth the 300. yeres next after Christ, vntil Lucius his daies. The 2. booke beginneth pag. 68. and conteineth the next 300. yeeres; viz. from Lucius to king Egbert. The 3. must be reckoned from pag. 85. containing the next 300. yeeres, viz. to the time of William the Conqueror: which here followeth.