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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.
As diverse other before times opposed themselves against the Pope, so now about the year one thousand, three hundred, three score, against the Pope and his Clergy was set out a Prayer,1 & complaint of the Ploughman, faithfully set forth by William Tyndale, against auricular confession, shrift, penance, long prayer, mass, singleness of priests, Images, &c.
As diuerse other before times opposed themselues against the Pope, so now about the yéere one thousand, thrée hundred, thrée score, agaynst the Pope and his Clergie was set out a Prayer,1 & complaint of the Ploughman, faithfully set foorth by William Tindall, against auricular confession, shrift, penaunce, long praier, masse, singlenesse of priests, Images, &c.
- 1A complaint of the Ploughman against the clergy.A complaint of the Ploughmā against the clergy.