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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.
The factious discord in Italy, betwixt the Guelphs, and the Ghibellines, he greatly set on fire: in so much, that upon Ash Wednesday, when Porchetus, an Archbishop, came, and kneeled down before him, to receive ashes,1 the Pope (looking upon him, and perceiving that he was one of the Ghibellines part) cast a handful of ashes in his eyes: saying, Memento homo, quod Gibellinus es, &c. Remember man, that a Gibellin thou art, and to ashes thou shalt go.
The factious discord in Italie, betwixt the Gulephs, and the Gibellines, he greatly set on fire: in so much, that vpon Ashwednesday, when Porchetus, an Archbishop, came, and knéeled downe before him, to receiue ashes,1 the Pope (looking vpon him, and perceiuing that he was one of the Gibellines part) cast a handful of ashes in his eyes: saying, Memento homo, quod Gibellinus es, &c. Remember man, that a Gibellin thou art, and to ashes thou shalt goe.
- 1The pope scoffeth &c.
This P. (moreover) ordained first the Jubilee1 in Rome: in the solemnizing whereof, the first day he showed himself in his Pontificalibus, and gave free remission of sins, to as many as came to Rome, out of all parts in the world. The second day, being waited on with Imperial ensigns, he caused a naked sword to be carried before him,2 & said with a loud voice, Ecce potestatem utriusque gladij. Lo here the ⟨p. 238⟩power, and authority of both swords, &c.