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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.
In the year 1176. §1176Richard, Archb. of Canterbury, made 3. archdeacons in his diocese, where there was wont to be but one. About which time also, it was granted by the king to the popes legate, that a Clerk should not be called before a temporal judge, except for offence in the forrest, or for his lay fee which he holdeth. Item, that no Archb. or Bishopric should remain in the kings hands,1 above one year, without great cause.
In the yéere 1176. §1176Richard, Archb. of Canterbury, made 3. archdeacons in his dioces, where there was wont to bée but one. About which time also, it was graunted by the king to the popes legate, that a Clearke shold not be called before a temporall iudge, except for offence in the forrest, or for his lay fée which he holdeth. Item, that no Archb. or Bishoprick should remaine in the kings hands,1 aboue one yéere, without great cause.
- 1No bishopric remain longer then one year in the K. hand.No bishoprick remain longer then one yeere in the K. hand.
The same year, there was one at Canterbury, to be elect abbot in the house of S. Austen, named Albert: who required the Archbishop to consecrate him in his own Church: which the Archb. refused, requiring him to come to him rather. The matter grew hot betwixt them, so that appellation was made to Alexander the pope, who through pence took the Abbots part, and enjoined the Archb. to satisfy Alberts request: who picked out a time, when the Abbot was about his household affairs, absent from home, & not finding him, departed, pretending the fault of the abbot, in great disdain. So the abbot disappointed, filled his purse, and went to Rome, and had his consecration of the Pope himself.