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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.
Whereupon, the king (conferring with his Nobles) was by him baptized in York, with many of his Subjects. In so much, that Coysi, the chief of the Idolatrous prelates, with others of that kind,1 destroyed the Idols, with their Temples, which was at Godmunham, not far from York. And this was the eleventh year of his Reign.
Whereupon, the king (conferring with his Nobles) was by him baptized in Yorke, with many of his Subiects. In so much, that Coysi, the chiefe of the Idolatrous prelates, with others of that kinde,1 destroyed the Idoles, with their Temples, which was at Godmunham, not farre from York. And this was the eleuenth yere of his Reigne.
- 1Edwin baptized.Edwine baptized.
This Edwin, after he had first brought in the Faith into ⟨p. 77⟩the North parts, continued after his baptism, vi. years. At length he was slain in battle by Ced walla, king of the Britons, and by wicked Penda, king of the Mercians, with his son, and Offricus, in the field called Hatfield.
This Edwine, after he had first brought in the Faith into ⟨p. 77⟩the North partes, continued after his baptisme, vi. yeres. At length he was slaine in battaile by Ced walla, king of the Britaines, and by wicked Penda, king of the Mercians, with his sonne, and Offricus, in the field called Hatfield.