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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.
When the Emperor had understanding of this cruel sentence, he signified the injury to all Christian Princes by his letters, and provided every way to withstand the P. and his confederates: and after divers adventures & variableness of things,1 he came into a certain castle of his in Apulia, called Florentinum, where he fell sick of ⟨p. 228⟩an ague, and died. Having had purpose, as Pandolphus Colonuthius writeth, of some marvellous exploit, & great attempt. Frederick died willingly, and gladly, in the year 1240. §1240the 13. day of December, the 57. year of his age, and 37. of his reign, and was buried at Panorium. The pope counted him an enemy of the Church: and so both Innocentius the fourth pronounced him, and the same sentence have other Popes registered in their 6. Book of decretals, and established the same for a law, that he ought to be taken for no less.
When the Emperour had vnderstanding of this cruell sentence, he signified the iniurie to all Christian Princes by his letters, and prouided euery way to withstand the P. and his confederats: and after diuers aduenturs & variablenes of thinges,1 hee came into a certaine castle of his in Apulia, called Florentinum, where hee fell sicke of ⟨p. 228⟩an ague, and died. Hauing had purpose, as Pandolphus Colonuthius writeth, of some maruellous exploite, & great attempt. Frederike died willingly, and gladly, in the yéere 1240. §1240the 13. day of December, the 57. yéere of his age, and 37. of his raigne, and was buried at Panorium. The pope counted him an enemie of the Church: and so both Innocentius the fourth pronounced him, and the same sentence haue other Popes registred in their 6. Booke of decretals, and established the same for a law, that he ought to bee taken for no lesse.
- 1The Emp. dieth.