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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.
Simon Islip archbishop of Canterbury, mentioned before with his letters patent, directed to all parsons, and Vicars within his province, straightly charged them and their parishioners, upon pain of excommunication, not to abstain from bodily labour upon certain Saints days:1 which were wont before to be hallowed and consecrated to unthrifty idleness.2 Item, that no Priest should have given unto him more than three 3. pounds, six shillings eight pence, for his yearly stipend, which made divers of them to rob and steal. Anno 1362.
Simon Islip archbishop of Canterbury, mentioned before with his letters patent, directed to all parsons, and Vicars within his prouince, straightly charged them and their parishioners, vpon payne of excommunication, not to abstaine from bodily labour vppon certaine Saintes dayes:1 which were woont before to bée hallowed and consecrated to vnthriftie idlenesse.2 Item, that no Priest should haue giuen vnto him more than three 3. pounds, sixe shillings eight pence, for his yéerly stipend, which made diuers of them to robbe and steale. Anno 1362.
- 1Idle holidaysIdle holidaies
- 2A priests wager.
After Simon Islip, succeeded in the sea of Canterbury Simon Langham, then William Wittlesey: after whom succeeded Simon Sudbury.