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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.
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After this there fell other displeasure betwixt them. Anno 1170. §1170And the sixteenth year of the Kings reign, at which time he kept his Parliament at Westminster, he caused his son Henry to be crowned King, with consent of Lords Spiritual and Temporal: which Coronation was done by the hands of Robert Archbishop of York, with assistance of other Bishopses: whereat Becket took great displeasure, because he was not called for, and complained thereof to the Pope: at whose instance the Pope sent down sentence of excommunication against the Archbishop, and London, Salisbury, Duresme, and Rochester, that were doers with him in the Coronation: and sendeth also two Legates, the Archb. of Rhothomage, and the Archb. of Navarre with full commission, either to drive the King to reconciliation, or to interdict him, by the Popes censure out of the Church: whereupon the king at last (through the mediation of the French king, and diverse prelates, & great Princes) was content to yield to reconciliation, but would not grant him his possessions, and lands of his church, before he repaired into England,1 and should show how peaceably he would agree with the kings subjects.
After this there fell other displeasure betwixt them. Anno 1170. §1170And the sixtéenth yere of the Kings raigne, at which time hée kept his Parlement at Westminster, hée caused his sonne Henry to be crowned King, with consent of Lordes Spirituall and Temporall: which Coronation was doone by the handes of Robert Archbishop of Yorke, with assistance of other Bishopses: whereat Becket tooke great displeasure, because hée was not called for, and complayned thereof to the Pope: at whose instaunce the Pope sent downe sentence of excommunication against the Archbishop, and London, Salisbury, Duresme, and Rochester, that were doers with him in the Coronation: and sendeth also two Legates, the Archb. of Rhothomage, and the Archb. of Nauerne with full commission, either to driue the King to reconciliation, or to interdict him, by the Popes censure out of the Church: wherevpon the king at last (through the mediation of the French king, and diuerse prelates, & great Princes) was content to yéeld to reconciliation, but would not graunt him his possessions, and landes of his church, before he repaired into England,1