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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 Bishop of Ely wrote unto him, that the French king set up John, his brother, to possess his kingdom, being counselled thereunto by the Templars. Whereupon, the K. seeing the Duke of Burgundy,1 & the Frenchmen shrink from him, toke truce, offered by the Saracens, upon the condition, ⟨p. 182⟩that if the king would restore unto him again Silavonia, in as good state, as it was when he took it, he would grant to him, and to all Christians in the land of Jerusalem, truce for three years.
This Bishop of Elie wrote vnto him, that the French king set vp Iohn, his brother, to possesse his kingdome, being councelled thereunto by the Templars. Whereupon, the K. séeing the Duke of Burgundie,1 & the Frenchmen shrinke from him, toke truce, offered by the Saracens, vpon the condition, ⟨p. 182⟩that if the king would restore vnto him againe Silauonia, in as good state, as it was when he tooke it, he would graunt to him, and to all Christians in the lande of Ierusalem, truce for thrée yeres.
- 1The K taketh truce with the Saracens.
Not long after, an. 1193. §1193the next Spring, he returned: and in his journey (by the tempests of weather) about the parts of Histria,1 in a Town called Sinaca, was there taken by Lympold, Duke of the same Country, and so sold to the Emperor for 60000. marks: and was kept by him in custody, a year and three months: and at length released for 14000. Pounds: which Sum of money was here gathered and made in England, of Chalices, Crosses, Shrines and other Church plate: and this was about the 5. year of his reign, and then it was obtained of the P. that Priests might celebrate with Chalices of latin,