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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.
Not long after, began the new building of the minster of Salisbury,1 whereat Pandulphus the Popes legate, laid the 5. first stones: one for the pope, the 2. for the young K. Henry, the 3. for the good Earle of Salisbury, she 4 for the Countess, the fifth for the B. of Salisbury. About the year 1221. fell a contention betwixt Eustace B. of London, and the chapter of Pauls on the one side, & the abbot of Westminster with his convent on the other side, about spiritual jurisdiction, & subjection: whether the monastery of Westminster were exempted from the subjection & jurisdiction of the B. of London, or not: which controversy at last, coming to compromise, was committed to the arbitriment of Stephen, 2Archb. of Cant. Philip, B of Winchester. Thomas of Merton, & Richard, prior of Dunstable: & at length it was agreed, that the monastery of Westminster should be utterly exempted from the jurisdiction of the B. of london: & that Stanes with the appurtenances thereunto belonging,3 should appertain to the monast of Westminster. Also ye the manor of Sunnebury, should be due & proper to the church of S. Paul, & also the church of S. Margaret: with all the land belonging to the same, to be exempted from all other jurisdiction, but only the B. of Rome, & so was this matter ended, an. 1222.
Not long after, began the new building of the minster of Salisbury,1 whereat Pandulphus the Popes legate, laide the 5. first stones: one for the pope, the 2. for the yong K. Henrie, the 3. for the good Earle of Salisbury, she 4 for ye Countesse, the fift for the B. of Salisbury. About the yeere 1221. fell a contention betwixt Eustace B. of London, and the chapter of Pauls on ye one side, & the abbot of Westminster with his couent on the other side, about spiritual iurisdictiō, & subiection: whether ye monastery of Westminster were exēpted frō the subiectiō & iurisdiction of the B. of London, or not: which controuersy at last, cōming to compromise, was committed to ye arbitrimēt of Stephē, 2