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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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This peace being thus concluded. Thomas after 6. years of ⟨p. 168⟩his banishment returned, and was commanded of the young king to keep his house. The Bishops before excommunicated, required absolution of him, but he would not grant thereunto simply without cautels: so they complained to the king, who took it heavenly, & lamented oft & sundry times, that none would revenge him of his enemy: which certain to the number of 4. hearing, prepared themselves, & came into England out of Normandy, about Christmas time, & repaired to Thomas, & commanded him in the kings name to come to the young K. & to do his duty to him, & to restore the bishops whom he had excommunicated, for the kings coronation: which Thomas would not grant unto, touching the absolution, referring it to the pope who had excommunicated them. In the end so disorderly Thomas behaved himself, that they said he had spoken against his own head, and rushed out of the doors, commanding the monks to keep him forth coming. What quoth Thomas, think you I will fly away? nay neither for the K. nor for any man, will I stir one foot from you: and so cried after them,1 here, here shall you find me, laying his hand upon his crown. The 4. whose names were Reynold Bereson, Hugh Mortevill, Will. Thracy, & Richard Brito, went to harness themselves, & returned the same day, & slue Becket, meeting him about evensong time with his cross in his hand, every one striking him with his sword into the head: they after fled into the North, & at length with much ado,2 having obtained their pardon of the pope, went to Jerusalem in linen clothes, barefoot, fasting, and praying, whereof in few years after, they died. Anno 1220. §1220There was a question as saith Cesarius the monk, at Paris, whether Becket were saved or damned. Roger a Normand holding against him:3 and Peter Cantor a Parisian, for him, grounding himself upon miracles, which he was reported to have done after his death,4 and his quarrel for the Churches sake: his miracles are reported to have been 270. Of this Thomas the papists sing this blasphemous