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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.
Then Hubert (seeing no other remedy, but there to be starved with hunger) offered him self of his own accord unto the Sheriffs: who by the K. commandment, brought him again to the Tower.
Then Hubert (séeing no other remedie, but there to be starued with hunger) offered him selfe of his owne accorde vnto the Sheriffes: who by the K. commandement, brought him againe to the Tower.
Not long after the K. hearing that Hubert had committed his treasure to the Templars in London, sent to them to deliver it into his hands who refusing so to do, the king commanded ⟨p. 207⟩Hubert to cause the treasure to be delivered: which he did most willingly, and yielded both himself, his treasures, & all that ever he had unto the kings will, and pleasure. The enemies of Hubert hereupon cried out against him, saying: that he was a thief, & had stolen the treasure from the king, had deserved to be hanged: and thus cried the accusers daily in the kings ears: but the king now somewhat appeased & satisfied, answered that there was no need so straitly to deal with him, who from the time of his youth first served his uncle K. Richard, then his father K. John: in whose service (as he heard say) he was driven to eat his horse, &c. and that he had rather be counted a king, foolish & simple, then to he judged a tyrant toward such as have served him, and his ancestors in so many dangers, faithfully weighing more the few evils (which yet be not proved) then so many good deserts of his evident, and manifest service, done both to him,1 and the whole realm. And thus the king somewhat relented to poor Hubert his old servant, and granted to him such lands as he had given by king John his father: and whatsoever he had else by his own purchase.
Not long after the K. hearing that Hubert had committed his treasure to ye Templars in Lōdon, sent to thē to deliuer it into his hands who refusing so to do, the king cōmaunded