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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.
Over and beside all other exactions, the Pope sending down his letters from the sea Apostolic, charged the prelates to find him some ten, some five, some fifteen able men, well furnished with horse and harness, for one whole year to fight in the Popes wars:1 and least the king should have knowledge hereof, it was enjoined them under pain of excommunication, that they should reveal it to none, but to keep it secrete only to themselves.
Ouer and beside all other exactions, the Pope sending downe his letters from the sea Apostolike, charged the prelates to find him some ten, some fiue, some fiftéene able men, well furnished with horse and harneis, for one whole yéere to fight in the Popes warres:1 and least the king should haue knowledge hereof, it was enioined them vnder paine of excommunication, that they should reueale it to none, but to kéepe it secrete onely to themselues.
- 1The Popes wars.The Popes warres.
Pope Innocent now intending to subdue the Greek church, sent the provincial of the Grayfriers, with other associates of the same order into England, with his precepts authentical, that all goods gotten by usury, should be attached for his war against the Greeks:1 and that all those should be absolved from all their sins, that would take on them the cross to fight against the Grecians, &c. with other articles tending to the Popes profit.
Pope Innocent now intending to subdue the Gréeke church, sent the prouinciall of the Grayfriers, with other associates of the same order into England, with his precepts authenticall, that all goods gotten by vsury, should be attached for his warre against the Gréekes: