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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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Not long after this Edmund the archb. was invested in the church of Canterbury: who shortly after his consecration, about the month of April coming with his Suffragans to the place of counsel, where the King with his Barons and Earls was assembled, put him in mind of his promise, touching the reforming of matters: denouncing, that except he would speedily so do,1 they would proceed to the sentence of excommunication against him, & those that should show themselves enemies: whereupon the king within few days after commanded Winchester to leave the court, and to go to his Bishopric: moreover he commanded Rival the Bishops cousin (some stories say his son) to render unto him his castles, and to give account of all his treasures, and so to void the realm:2 swearing moreover unto him, that if he were not beneficed, and within orders of the Church, he would have caused both his eyes to be pulled out of his head. ⟨p. 211⟩He expelled also the Pictavians, & sent Edmund, 3the Archbishop, with Chester, and Rochester, to entreat of peace with Leolin and Richard, Earle marshal and others. But in the mean time, while these things were doing in England, Richard, Earle marshal, by the falsehood of the Bish. of Winchester, and Peter Rival, forging the kings letters to the Irishmen against him: and partly by the conspiracy of Gilbert de Morisco, was circumvented by the Irishmen in war: and there taken, and wounded, and by them (through the means of his Surgeon) slain.
Not long after this Edmund the archb. was inuested in ye church of Canterbury: who shortly after his consecration, about the moneth of Aprill cōming with his Suffragans to the place of counsaile, where the King with his Barons and Earles was assēbled, put him in mind of his promise, touching the reforming of matters: denouncing, that except hée would spéedily so doo,1 they would procéede to the sentence of excōmunication against him, & those that should shew themselues enemies: wherevpon the king within few daies after commaunded Winchester to leaue the court, and to go to his Bishopricke: moreouer hée commaunded Riuall the Bishops coosin (some stories say his sonne) to render vnto him his castels, and to giue accompt of all his treasures, and so to voyd the realme: