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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 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth 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.
About which year pope Boniface sat in the sea of Rome, and made the sixth book of the Decretals, confirmed the order of Friars, and privileged them with great freedoms, Anno 1294.
About which yéere pope Boniface sat in the sea of Rome, and made the sixt booke of the Decretals, confirmed the order of Friers, and priuiledged them with great fréedomes, Anno 1294.
Unto the which count of years doth not much disagree, that which Master Fox saith,1 he found in a certain old Chronicle prophesied, and written in the latter end of a book: which book was written as it seemeth by a Monk of Dover, and remaineth yet in the custody of William Cary, citizen of London, alleging the Prophecy of one Haynchardus 2a Grayfrier, grounded upon the authority of Joachim the Abbot, prophesying that Antichrist should be borne, the year from the Nativity of Christ 1260. which is counting after the Lords passion, the very same year when the orders of Friars both Dominickes and Franciscans began first to be set up by Honorius the third, and Gregorius the 9. which was the year of our Lord counting from his ⟨p. 264⟩passion, one thousand, two hundred, and twenty six: and counting after the Nativity of the Lord, one thousand, two hundred, and three score, whereof the verses in the author are written, anno 1283.
Vnto the which count of yéeres doth not much disagrée, that which Maister Fox saith,1 hée found in a certaine old Chronicle prophecied, and written in the latter end of a booke: which booke was written as it séemeth by a Monke of Douer, and remayneth yet in the custody of William Cary, citizen of London, alledging the Prophecie of one Haynchardus