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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
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.
By reason that the king died without issue, the Land was spoiled, and the Romans invaded, and became sometimes masters. When they reigned, Gentilism was advanced: and when the Britons, the Gospel. Albeit no persecution touched the Britons, that is read of,1 before the last persecution of Diocletian and Maximinianus Herculeus. At which time, all Christianity was almost in the whole land destroyed.
By reason that the king died without issue, the Lande was spoyled, and the Romanes inuaded, and became sometimes masters. When they raigned, Gentilisme was aduaunced: and when the Britaines, the Gospell. Albeit no persecution touched the Britaines, that is read of,1 before the last persecution of Dioclesian and Maximinianus Herculeus. At which time, all Christianitie was almost in ye whole land destroyed.
- 1Almost all Christianity destroyed in England.Almost all Christianitie destroyed in England.
Now the Britons being greatly distressed, and brought to misery, the Archbishop of London, called Gnetelinus, procured help out of less Britain, and brought over Constantinus the kings brother, by whose means, the state of Religion, and Common-wealth was in some quiet, all the time of Constantine, and the Archbishop, till Vortiger cruelly caused his Prince to be slain, and invaded the Crown.1 And fearing the other two brethren of Constantine his Prince Aurelius, and Utter in little Britain he caused aide to be sent for to the Saxons (being then Infidels) and married him self also with Rowen, an Infidel, the daughter of Hengist. Which Hengist deprived him and his people, and drove the Britons out of their Country: after that the Saxons had slain of their Nobles two hundred, three score, and eleven: some say four hundred and threescore,