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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
Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth book.Volume 1 › Book 4: The fourth booke.
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 Emperor coming on his bare feet,1 clothed in thin garments in the sharp Winter, was there three days made a spectacle to the world, and a jest to Hildebrand. Too long it were to declare all the detestable ⟨p. 138⟩acts of this Hildebrand.
The Emperour comming on his bare féete,1 clothed in thinne garments in the sharpe Winter, was there thrée daies made a spectacle to the world, and a iest to Hildebrand. Too long it were to declare all the detestable ⟨p. 138⟩acts of this Hildebrand.
- 1The Emperor barefoot to the Pope.
About what time Hildebrand was made Pope, Henricus 4. the Emperor, was encumbered with wars in Germany, by Otho duke of Saxons. Now upon the point hereof, Hildebr. cursed all those, that being lay men, gave any spiritual promotions, or received any at their hands: her by thinking to wring all authority from temporal men, and to take it to the spiritualty: and sent for the Emperor, now busy in wars to appear at the Council of Lateran in Rome. Where the emperor could not (being busy in his wars) appear. The Pope threateneth he would excommunicate him,1 & except he would abjure simony, as they called it, & do penance, (he called simony, giving & taking spiritual livings at lay mens hands) he would also depose him from his regal dignity. The Emp. being moved with the arrogancy of the Pope, called a council at Worms, in which all the Bish. of the whole empire of Germany concluded upon the deposing of Hildebrand: