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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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These conditions the pope would none of:1 so that the time of truce expired, the captains and soldiers first fired the gates of the palace, whereby the army having a full entrance, fell to rifle, and spoil the house: at length they burst in to the pope, whom they put to choice, either presently to leave his life, or to forgo the popedom. But that he denied stiffly to do, rather choosing to die for it, saying:2 Lo here my neck, lo here my head, protesting that he would never while he lived renounce his papacy. Then Schaira went about, and was ready to slay him, but by certain that were about him he was stayed: the Soldiers in the mean time did lade themselves with gold and treasure, that as Robert Avesb. reporteth,3 all the Kings of the earth together were not able to disburse so much out of their treasury in a whole year, as then was taken and carried out of the Popes palace, and of the palaces of the three Cardinals, and Marquess.
These cōditions the pope would none of:1 so that the time of truce expired, the captaines and souldiers first fired the gates of the palace, whereby the army hauing a full entrance, fell to rifle, and spoile the house: at length they burst in to the pope, whom they put to choise, either presently to leaue his life, or to forgo the popedome. But that hée denied stifly to doo, rather choosing to die for it, saying:2 Lo here my neck, lo here my head, protesting that he would neuer while hée liued renounce his papacie. Then Schaira went about, and was ready to slay him, but by certaine that were about him hée was stayed: the Souldiers in the meane time did lade themselues with gold and treasure, that as Robert Auesb. reporteth,3 all the Kinges of the earth together were not able to disburse so much out of their treasurie in a whole yéere, as then was taken and carried out of the Popes palace, and of the palaces of the thrée Cardinals, and Marques.