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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.
1This Roger, after his return from Rome, laboured to expel out of his Diocese, the Italian Usurers, called Caursini and (they withstanding him) proceedeth to the sentence of excommunication against them. But they so wrought with the Pope, that they caused the Bishop of London (being both aged, and sickly) to be cited beyond the Seas, there to make answer unto such objections as were inferred against him. And so the bishop was compelled to let the cause fall.
1This Roger, after his returne from Rome, laboured to expell out of his Dioces, the Italian Vsurers, called Caursini and (they withstanding him) procéedeth to the sentence of excommunication against them. But they so wrought with the Pope, that they caused the Bishoppe of London (being both aged, and sicklie) to be cited beyonde the Seas, there to make answere vnto such obiections as were inferred against him. And so the bishop was compelled to let the cause fall.
- 1Caursini, Italian usurers.Caursini, Italian vsurers.
1The same year, the Pope (to recover his losses) proclaimed a general visitation thorough all religious houses, exempt, and not exempt, universally pertaining to his jurisdiction, ⟨p. 209⟩where, by the cruel dealing of the visitors, many were compelled to travel, & appeal to Rome, to the great expenses of their money, and filling of the popes coffers. And (as Parisiensis saith) the visitation tended not to any reformation, so much as to the deformation of the universal order: while all they which before through all parts of the world followed only the rule of Benedict,