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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.
The minorities descend from one Francis, an Italian, of the city of Assissium, who hearing that Christ sent forth his disciples to preach, thought to imitate the same in himself, & his disciples: and so left of shoes, had but one coat,1 and that of a coarse cloth, in steed of a latchet to his shoe, and a girdle, took a Hempen cord, and apparelled his disciples, teaching them (as he said) the perfection of the Gospel, to apprehend poverty, and to walk in the way of holy simplicity. He left in writing to his Disciples, and followers, his rule, which he called the Rule of the Gospel. He was very severe in outward chastising of him self, so that in Winter, he covered his body with ice, and snow. He called poverty, his Lady. He kept nothing over night. So desirous he was of martyrdom, that he went into Syria, to the Soldan, who received him honourably: for he told him not the trueth, as John Baptist did to Herod. 2The Franciscans be divided into many Sects: some go in treene shoes, or pattens, some barefooted, some regular Franciscans, or observants, some minors, some minimi, other of the gospel, other de caputio.
The minorities descend from one Francis, an Italian, of the citie of Assissium, who hearing that Christ sent forth his disciples to preach, thought to imitate the same in himselfe, & his disciples: and so left of shoes, had but one coate,1 and that of a coorse cloth, in stéed of a latchet to his shoe, and a girdle, tooke a Hempen cord, and apparrelled his disciples, teaching them (as he said) the perfection of the Gospel, to apprehend pouerty, and to walke in the way of holy simplicity. He left in wryting to his Disciples, and followers, his rule, which he called the Rule of the Gospell. He was very seuere in outward chastising of him selfe, so that in Winter, he couered his bodie with ise, and snowe. He called pouertie, his Ladie. He kept nothing ouer night. So desirous he was of martirdome, that he went into Siria, to the Souldan, who receiued him honorablie: for he tolde him not the trueth, as Iohn Baptist did to Herod. 2The Franciscans be deuided into many Sectes: some goe in tréene shooes, or pattins, some barefooted, some regular Frāciscās, or obseruāts, some minors, some minimi, other of ye gospel, other de caputio.