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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.
Anno 1187. §1187Baldwinus, Archbishop of Canterbury, began to build his new house, and church at Lambeth, but by letters of Pope Clement the third, he was forbidden to proceed any further.
Anno 1187. §1187Baldwinus, Archbishop of Canterburie, began to buyld his new house, and church at Lambeth, but by letters of Pope Clement the third, he was forbidden to procéede any further.
It is written also, that Henry 2. gave to the Church of Rome, for the death of Becket, 40000. marks of silver, and 5000. marks of gold, an. 1187.
It is written also, that Henrie 2. gaue to the Church of Rome, for the death of Becket, 40000. markes of siluer, and 5000. markes of gold, an. 1187.
In the five and thirty year of his reign, the king died at the Castle of Whiven, in Normandy: at whose death, they that were present, were so greedy of the spoil, that ⟨p. 176⟩they left the body of the king naked, and not so much could be found as a cloth to cover it: till a Page coming in, and seeing the king lie so ignominiously, threw his cloak upon his neither parts.
In the fiue and thirty yeare of his reigne, the king died at the Castle of Whiuen, in Normandie: at whose death, they that were present, were so greedie of the spoile, that ⟨p. 176⟩