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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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Which things the pope hearing of, sendeth two Legates Pandulph and Durance, 1to charge the king to make restitution, and cease from those wrongs done to the church: which when he refused to do, he proceeded to excommunicate him, & to assoil all his subjects from their oath of obedience,2 assoiling also all those of their sins, that would rise against the K. And a while after upon the Legates return the Pope summoned all bishops,3 abbots, & clerks to repair to Rome, to consult what was to be done therein, where he accursed the K. and sent unto the French king upon remission of all his sins, ⟨p. 185⟩and of all that went with him, that he should take with him all the power that he might, and so invade the Realm of England, to destroy king John. Moreover, he gave sentence, that the K. should be deposed, & another put in his place: appointing the deposing to the french K Philip: 4promising to give him remission of all his sins, and the clear possession of all the Realm of England, to him, & his heirs, if he did either kill him, or expel him. Whereupon, the next year 1212. §1212the French K. began to invade: but the Englishmen took 300. of his ships, well laden with all provision, & burnt another hundred within the haven: and took the spoil: yet the K. considering the conspiracies of the pope, and the sharp invasion of the French K. with the treasons at home, by reason of the popes dispensation with the oath of obedience, in the 13. year of his reign sent Ambassadors to the pope, requiring peace:5 promising to satisfy him in all things with due satisfaction: whereupon the pope sent Pandulph again into England, with other Ambassadors. To whom, in the behalf of the court of Rome, the K. submitted himself, & resigning, gave up his dominions of England, & Ireland from him & his heirs, that should come of him for evermore: with this condition, that he should take these 2. dominions of the pope again to farm,