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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.
Sabellicus writeth, that Clement the fifth excommunicated the Venetians,1 for aiding and preferring of Aroda unto the estate of Ferrara: and wrote his letters throughout all Europe, condemning them as enemies of the church, and giving their goods as a lawful pray unto all men: which caused them to sustain great harm. So that Francis Dandulus, a noble man of Venice being Ambassador,2 was fain so to humble himself before this proud tyrannical Prelate, that he suffered a chain of iron to be tied about his neck, and to lye down flat before his table, and so to catch the bones and fragments that fell, as if he had been a dog, till the Popes fury was toward them assuaged.
Sabellicus writeth, that Clement the fift excommunicated the Venetians,1 for ayding and preferring of Aroda vnto the estate of Ferrarie: and wrote his letters throughout all Europe, condemning them as enemies of the church, and giuing their goodes as a lawfull pray vnto all men: which caused them to sustayne great harme. So that Fancis Dandulus, a noble man of Venice beeing Embassadour,2 was fayne so to humble himselfe before this proude tyrannicall Prelate, that hée suffered a chayne of yron to bee tyed about his necke, and to lye downe flat before his table, and so to catch the bones and fragmentes that fell, as if he had béene a dogge, til the Popes fury was toward them asswaged.
- 1The Venetians cursed of the poppa.The Venetiās cursed of the popa.
- 2A monstrous tyranny.A monstrous tyrannie.