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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.
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.
1After the death of Vrban succéeded Gregorie the eleuēth: who among his other actes, first reduced agayne the papacie out of Fraunce vnto Rome, which had nowe beene from thence, the space of seuentie yeres: being therto mooued (as Sabellicus recordeth) by a Bishoppe, 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? Wherevpon the pope sought all meanes after that, to remoue his Court out of Fraunce into Rome.
- 1The P. removeth from France to Rome again.The P. remoueth from France to Rome againe.
This Pope Gregory 9, in a certain Bull of his sent to the Archb. of Prague, maketh mention of one named Melitzing, a Bohemian,1 and saith in the same, that he should teach, Anno 1366. §1366that Antichrist was already come, and that the same Melitzing had certain congregations following him: and in the same congregations, certain harlots, who being converted from their wickedness, were brought to a godly life: which harlots he used to prefer before all the holy ⟨p. 267⟩