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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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The next Friday following, the Bishop of Eduen (taking the Psalm 89. Lord, thou art our refuge,) extolled the kings person, sitting with his Barons and Counsellors about him, and prosecuted an answer to the Lord Peter of Cugner's oration, and proved both swords to belong unto the Pope: and answered particularly the Articles above mentioned.
The next Friday following, the Bishop of Eduen (taking the Psalme 89. Lord, thou art our refuge,) extolled the kings person, sitting with his Barons and Counsellers about him, and prosecuted an answere to the Lord Peter of Cugners oration, and proued both swordes to belong vnto the Pope: and answered particularlie the Articles aboue mentioned.
The next Friday after this the Prelates assembled again at Vicenas before the king, to hear their answer, where the Lord Peter of Cugner (being Prolocutor for the king) took for his Theme, I am peace unto you, do not fear: whereupon he signified that they should have no fear nor be troubled for any thing that there had been spoken: for that the intent of the King was to keep the rites of the Church and Prelates, which they had by law, and by good and reasonable custom, but yet proved that the knowledge of civill causes belonged not to them,1 which notwithstanding, he said, the K. was ready to hear the information of them that would instruct him of any custom: and those customs which were good & reasonable he would observe: which answer liked not the B. Edwin, but he replied again in the prelates defence: and in conclusion beseeched the K. that it would please him, to give them a more comfortable answer, & that they might not depart from his presence all pensive and sad, whereby occasion might be given to the Laity, to impugn the rites and liberties of the Church. It was answered again, that the kings intent was not to impugn the customs of the Church.