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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.
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,2 Which misery fell upon them, for covetousness, and oppression in their Princes: wickedness in the Judges: slothfulness of the Bishops, in neglecting their duties of preaching: and riot and wantonness of the people, as saith Gildas in his chronicle. This fell out in anno 469.
Now the Britanes being greatly distressed, and brought to miserie, the Archbishop of London, called Gnetelinus, procured helpe out of lesse Britanie, and brought ouer Constantinus the kings brother, by whose meanes, the state of Religion, and Common-wealth was in some quiet, all the time of Constantine, and the Archbishop, till Vortiger cruellie caused his Prince to be slaine, and inuaded the Crown.1 And fearing the other two brethren of Constantine his Prince Aurelius, and Vter in litle Britaine he caused aide to be sent for to the Saxons (being then Infidels) and married him selfe also with Rowen, an Infidel, the daughter of Hengist. Which Hengist depriued him and his people, and droue the Britaines out of their Countrey: after that the Saxons had slaine of their Nobles two hundred, thrée score, and eleuen: some say foure hundred and thréescore,2 Which miserie fell vpon them, for couetousnes, and oppression in their Princes: wickednes in the Iudges: slouthfulnes of the Bishops, in neglecting their dueties of preaching: and ryot and wantonnes of the people, as saith Gildas in his chronicle. This fell out in anno 469.