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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.
Unto this time, which was about the year 1367. §1367the offices here in England, as the L. Chancellor, L. Treasurer, and of the privy seal, were wont to be in the hands of the Clergy:1 but about this year, through the motion of the Lords in the Parliament, and partly, for hatred of the Clergy: all those offices were removed to the Lords temporal.
Vnto this time, which was about the yeare 1367. §1367the offices here in England, as the L. Chancelour, L. Treasurer, and of the priuy seale, were wont to be in the handes of the Cleargy:1 but about this yéere, through the motion of the Lordes in the Parlement, and partly, for hatred of the Cleargie: all those offices were remooued to the Lords temporall.
- 1Offices removed from the Clergy to the Laity.Offices remoued from the Cleargie to the Laity.
1After the death of Urban succeeded Gregory the eleventh: who among his other acts, first reduced again the papacy out of France unto Rome, which had now been from thence, the space of seventy years: being thereto moved (as Sabellicus recordeth) by a Bishop, who being blamed by the Pope, for long absence from his charge, answered: and why are you so long absent from the place where your Church doth lye? Whereupon the pope sought all means after that, to remove his Court out of France into Rome.