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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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Whereupon, the Bishop of Winchester cometh craftily to the King, and desireth the custody of that Castle,1 making no mention of Hubert, to the intent, that by the keeping thereof, he might the sooner dispatch him. Hubert hearing thereof, openeth the matter unto two of his servants, who conveyed him by night upon their backs (fettered as he was, his keepers being a sleep) into the parish church of the town, & there remained with him. The keepers (after search) ⟨p. 208⟩found him in the Church, and with violence drew him into the castle again, whereof the Bishop of Sarum understanding, came to the castle where Hubert was, and requireth that he might be brought to the church again, from whence he was taken: which when the keepers denied to do, the bishop gave sentence of excommunication against them: and that done, with the bishop of London, and other bishops, goeth and complaineth to the king of the injury done to Hubert, and contumely against the church: neither would they leave the king,2 before they had obtained that he should be brought again into the Church, and so he was: but not long after the king commanded to keep him with watch,3 till either he came forth, or perished by famine.
Whereupon, the Bishoppe of Winchester commeth craftely to the King, and desireth the custodie of that Castle,1 making no mention of Hubert, to the intent, that by the kéeping thereof, he might the sooner dispatch him. Hubert hearing thereof, openeth the matter vnto two of his seruāts, who cōueyed him by night vpon their backs (fettered as he was, his kéepers being a sléep) into ye parish church of ye town, & there remained wt him. The kéepers (after search) ⟨p. 208⟩found him in the Church, and with violence drew him into the castle againe, whereof the Bishop of Sarum vnderstanding, came to the castle where Hubert was, and requireth that he might be brought to the church againe, from whence he was taken: which when the kéepers denied to doo, the bishop gaue sentence of excommunication against them: and that doone, with the bishop of London, and other bishops, goeth and complaineth to the king of the iniurie doone to Hubert, and contumely against the church: neyther would they leaue the king,