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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 Ethelbald freed the churches monasteries,1 &c. from all manner tributes, and granted them great liberties. Diverse of the Saxon kings became monks: as Knigilsus king of West-saxons: Ive king of West-sex.2 Celulfus king of Northumberland, Eadbertus king of Northumb. Ethelredus of Mercia, Kemedus of Mercia, Offa of East-saxons, Silly of East-saxons, Sigebertus king of East-angles.
King Ethelbald freed the churches monasteries,1 &c. from all manner tributes, and granted them great liberties. Diuerse of the Saxon kings became mōkes: as Knigilsus king of West-saxons: Iue king of West-sex.2 Celulfus king of Northūberland, Eadbertus king of Northumb. Ethelredus of Mercia, Kemedus of Mercia, Offa of East-saxons, Selly of East-saxons, Sigebertus king of East-angles.
- 1The Church freed from tributes.
- 2Diverse Saxon kings become monks.Diuerse Saxō kings become monkes.
There became also Queens & kings daughters,1 with other noble women Nuns: as Hilda daughter to the nephew of Edwin king of Northumberland, Abbess of the house of Ely. Erchengoda with her sister Ermenilda, daughter of Erkembertus K. of Kent, which Erchengoda was professed in Bridget's order in France. Also Edelberga, wife and Queen to king Edwin of Northumberland, and daughter of king Anna, who was also in the same house made a Nun. Etheldreda, whom they term Saint Eldred, wife to king Egfred of Northumberland, was professed Nun at Helinges, Werburga, daughter of Ulferus, king of Mercians, was made Nun at Ely, Kinreda, Sister of king Ulferus, and Kinswida her sister, were both professed Nuns. Sexburga daughter of king Anna King of Mercia, and wife of Ercombert, king of Kent, was Abbess at Ely,, Elfrida daughter of Oswe, King of Northumberland, was Abbess at Whitney. Mildreda, Wilburga, and Milginda, all three daughters of Merwaldus, K. of West-mercians, became Nuns: Bridburga, the wife of of Alfride, K. of Northumberland, and sister to Ofricus, K. of Mercia, and daughter of king Penda, was professed Abbess in the Monastery of Gloucester: Elfleda, daughter of K. Oswy, & wife of king Penda his son, became also a Nun: Likewise Alfritha, wife to king Edgar, and Editha, daughter to the same king Edgar, with Wolfrith her mother, and so forth.