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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.
1Which not long after fell out according as he had said, for Ethelfride being yet a pagan, slue 1100. monks of the Abbey of Bangor (which consisted of 2100. monks that lived with the sweat of their brows) that came to Chester, & prayed and fasted three days, for the good success of Brockmayl against the Saxons. Whereat Ethelfride being offended, slue 1100, only 50. fled away. They came to their chief Governor, one named Dino. 2This Ethelfride was afterward slain of the christian king Edwin, (who succeeded him) as he had slain the Christians before, which was 610.
1Which not long after fell out according as he had said, for Ethelfride being yet a pagane, slue 1100. monks of the Abbey of Bangor (which consisted of 2100. monkes that liued with the sweat of their brows) that came to Chester, & praied and fasted thrée daies, for the good successe of Brockmayl against the Saxons. Whereat Ethelfride being offēded, slue 1100, only 50. fled away. They came to their chiefe Gouernour, one named Dinoe. 2This Ethelfride was afterwarde slaine of the christian king Edwin, (who succéeded him) as he had slaine the Christians before, which was 610.
- 11100. monks of Bangor slain.1100. monks of Bangor slaine.
- 2Dino.Dinoe.
Austen, after that he had baptised a thousand Christians of Saxons, in one day, in the West river, that is called Swold beside York: on Christmas day, he perceiving his end to draw near,