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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.
After the death of Pope Innocent, was Pope Urban 5. who by the fathers side, was an Englishman: he maintained and kindled great wars in Italy, sending Egidius his Cardinal, and Legate: and after him, Ardiminus a Burgundian, his Legate and Abbot, with a great puissance, and much money against sundry cities in Italy: by whose means, Cities and towns, which before had broken from the pope, were oppressed. Also Bernabes & Galeaceus princes of Milan vanquished, by whose example others being feared, submitted themselves to the church of Rome,1 and thus came that wicked Church by her great possessions, which her patrons would needs father upon Constantine the godly Emperor,
After the death of Pope Innocent, was Pope Vrban 5. who by the fathers side, was an Englishman: he mainteyned and kindled greate warres in Italie, sending Egidius his Cardinall, and Legate: and after him, Ardiminus a Burgundian, his Legate and Abbot, with a great puisance, and much money against sundry cities in Italie: by whose meanes, Cities and townes, which before had broken from the pope, were oppressed. Also Bernabes & Galeaceus princes of Millaine vanquished, by whose example others béeing feared, submitted themselues to the church of Rome,1 and thus came that wicked Church by her great possessions, which her patrones would néedes father vpon Constantine the godly Emperour,
- 1How Rome cometh by her patrimony.How Rome commeth by her patrimony.
In the time of this Pope, and in the second year of his reign, about the beginning of the year, 1364. §1364upon the ⟨p. 266⟩even of the nativity of the Lord, the fourth Sunday of Advent, one Nicholaus Orem