An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

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 ²a Grayfrier, grounded vpon the authoritie of Ioachim the Abbot, prophecying that Antichrist should bée borne, the yéere from the Natiuitie of Christ 1260. which is coūting after the Lords passion, the very same yéere when the orders of Friers both Dominickes and Franciscans began first to be set vp by Honorius the third, and Gregorius the 9. which was the yéere of our Lord counting from his ⟨p. 264⟩passion, one thousand, two hundred, and twentie six: and counting after the Natiuitie of the Lord, one thousand, two hundred, and thrée score, whereof the verses in the author are written, anno 1283.