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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 next morrow following, Roger, Bishop of London, had knowledge after what sort he was taken out of the Chapel. He cometh to the King, blaming him boldly for violating the peace of holy Church: and protested, that unless ⟨p. 206⟩the party were loosed again, and sent to the Chapel, from whence he was taken, he would enter into sentence of Excommunication against the deed doers.1 Whereupon, the king sendeth him back again to the Chapel, by the same Soldiers that brought him out before: and giveth charge under pain of hanging, to the Sheriffs of Hartford, and Essex, that in their own persons, with the strength of both Shires, they should watch, and compass about the Chapel, and see that Hubert in no wise should escape. In the mean time,2 he continued in prayer, night, and day: and Lucas Archb. of Dublin, his true, and almost only friend, ceased not to pray, and weep to the King for him, desiring him at the least to participate unto him, what he purposed to do with Hubert Whereupon, the King answering, said, of three things he should choose whether he would. First, either to forswear the Realm of England for ever: or to be condemned to perpetual imprisonment: or else to confess him self openly to be a traitor.3 But hereunto Hubert made answer, that he would choose none of these, as, who was neither guilty, nor worthy of any such confusion. But to satisfy somewhat the mind of the King, he would be content to depart the Realm for a season: but to abjure the realm, he would not so do.
The next morrow following, Roger, Bishoppe of London, had knowledge after what sort he was taken out of the Chappel. He commeth to the King, blaming him boldly for violating the peace of holy Church: and protested, that vnlesse ⟨p. 206⟩the partie were losed againe, and sent to the Chappell, from whence he was taken, he would enter into sentence of Excommunication against the déede doers.1