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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.
King Ethelbert did many Christian acts,1 and died when he had reigned 56. years, an. 616. §616whom stories say to be slain in a fight between him and Ethelfride the king of the North Saxons, who also after he had reigned four and twenty years, was slain in the field of Edwin, that succeeded in Northumberland after him.
King Ethelbert did many Christian actes,1 and died when he had raigned 56. yéeres, ann. 616. §616whom stories say to be slaine in a fight betwéene him and Ethelfride the king of the North Saxons, who also after he had raigned foure and twentie yéeres, was slaine in the field of Edwin, that sucded in Northumberland after him.
- 1Ethelb. dieth.
This Edwin the son of Alba, was converted by Paulinus, and was the first christian K. of Northumberland, although his wife were a Christian woman, & K. Ethelbert's daughter. Who, although he was much laboured with by his wife, yet was he hard to be won to the faith, till a certain trouble fell upon him, which was the cause of his calling: for his death being conspired by the K. of Westsaxons, Quincelinus, with Kinegilsus his brother, he was wounded by one that was suborned to kill him. About whitsuntide after, the K. assembled his host, & intended to make war against them, & ⟨p. 76⟩vowed to Christ if he would give him victory that he would be christened, and in token thereof caused his daughter borne of Edelburgh, the same Easter day when he was wounded, named Eufled to be baptized, with twelve other of his family, by Paulinus. So he obtained the victory, and yet with much ado, forsook his Mahometrie at the preaching of Paulinus, and denied to be christened till a time after. This Edwin before he married the daughter of Ethelbert fell into some displeasure with him, and fled to Redwald king of the East Angles, which Redwald being corrupted intended to betray him, wherefore being pensive and not having whether to fly, there appeared suddenly to him a stranger, who said unto him with other speeches: wilt thou do after his counsel that shall deliver thee, and follow him if he show thee a better way of life? to whom he promised faithfully so he would. Then he laying his hand upon his head: when (saith he) this token happeneth unto thee,