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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.
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, 2now through new devised constitutions, are found so divided, & divers, that of all the monasteries, and other churches of religion, scarce may two be found, which do agree in one rule, and institution of life.
1The same yere, the Pope (to recouer his losses) proclaymed a generall visitation thorough all religious houses, exempt, and not exempt, vniuersallie pertayning to his iurisdiction, ⟨p. 209⟩where, by the cruell dealing of the visitors, many were compelled to trauell, & appeale to Rome, to the great expenses of their mony, and filling of the popes coffers. And (as Parisiensis saith) the visitatiō tended not to any reformation, so much as to the deformation of the vniuersall order: while all they which before through all parts of the world folowed onely the rule of Benedict, 2now through new deuised constitutions, are found so deuided, & diuers, that of al the monasteries, and other churches of religion, scarse may two be found, which do agrée in one rule, and institution of life.
- 1The Popes visitation general.The Popes visitation generall.
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