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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.
To these fathers is to be joined Rob. Grosted, B. of Lincoln,1 a man famously learned in the iij. tongues, & in philosophy. He wrote divers books, and one special Sermon, he exhibited in four sundry scrolls to the Pope, and other four Cardinals: beginning, Dominus noster Jesus Christus, &c. He wrote divers Invectives against the Pope.2
To these fathers is to be ioyned Rob. Grosted, B. of Lincolne,1 a man famouslie learned in the iij. tongues, & in philosophie. He wrote diuers bookes, and one speciall Sermon, he exhibited in foure sundrie scrowles to the Pope, and other foure Cardinals: beginning, Dominus noster Iesus Christꝰ, &c. He wrote diuers Inuectiues against the Pope.2
- 1R. Grosted, B. of Lincoln.R. Grosted, B. of Lincolne.
- 2Invectives against the Pope.Inuectiues against the Pope.
The Pope (amongst his other intolerable exactions) had a certain nephew (so the popes are wont to call their sons) named Frederick, being yet under age, whom Innocent would needs prefer to be a Canon, or Prebend, in the Church of Lincoln: and directed down his letters, to certain his factors here in England, for execution of the same. Wherewith Grosted was greatly offended, and maketh a quick, and sharp answer to the Pope: whereat he fretting and fuming, answered with a proud look, and fierce mind, ⟨p. 231⟩