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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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Great disturbance rose betwixt the king, and the nobles: who having their power lying about Dunstable, sent message unto the king at London, to have their former acts confirmed: at which time came two Cardinals from Rome, with letters sent unto the nobles from the pope. The nobles answered to the message of the Cardinals, that as touching themselves, they should be at all times welcome unto them, but as for their letters (forasmuch as they were men unlettered, and only brought up in feats of war) therefore cared they not for seeing the same: neither would they speak with the Legates concerning their business. Yet at the last, through the mediation of the Archb and the Earle of Gloucester, ⟨p. 250⟩the matter was taken up betwixt the King and the Nobles.
Great disturbance rose betwixt the king, and the nobles: who hauing their power lying about Dunstable, sent message vnto the king at London, to haue their former acts confirmed: at which time came two Cardinalles from Rome, with letters sent vnto the nobles from the pope. The nobles answered to the message of the Cardinals, that as touching themselues, they should be at all times welcome vnto them, but as for their letters (forasmuch as they were men vnlettered, and onely brought vp in feats of warre) therfore cared they not for séeing the same: neither would they speak with the Legates concerning their busines. Yet at the last, through the mediation of the Archb and the Earle of Glocester, ⟨p. 250⟩the matter was taken vp betwixt the King and the Nobles.
Anno 1313 Robert Winchelsey died, in whose room Robert Cobham was elected by the King and Church of Canterbury: but the Pope did frustrate that election, and placed Walter Renald 1Bishop of Worcester.