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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.
Ethelwolfe after he had done valiantly against the Danes (that greatly invaded and molested the land) died, ⟨p. 100⟩and left behind him four sons, which reigned every one in his order (after the decease of their father:) whose names were, Ethelbaldus, Ethelbrightus, Ethelredus, and Aluredus.
Ethelwolfe after hée had doone valiantly agaynst the Danes (that greatly inuaded and molested the land) died, ⟨p. 100⟩and left behind him foure sonnes, which raigned euery one in his order (after the decease of their father:) whose names were, Ethelbaldus, Ethelbrightus, Ethelredus, and Aluredus.
About the latter time of the reign of Ethelred, Anno 870. §870the Danes having to their Captains Inguar & Hubbar, landed in Norfolk, and forced Edm. the under king of that Province, to flee to Franingham castle, and commanded him to submit himself unto them, and to reign under Inguar, Prince of the Danes. Whereupon, by persuasion of one of his Bishops, being his secretary, he paused; and made answer, that Edmund, a Christian king, for love of temporal life, will not submit himself to a Pagan Duke,1 unless he would before be a Christian. Wherefore, having apprehended him at S. Edmondesbury, he bound him unto a tree, and caused him to be shot to death, for that he would not deny Christ, and his laws. Lastly, they caused his head to be smitten off, and cast it into the thick bushes, which was by his friends at the same time taken up, and solemnly buried at S. Edmondesbury: whose brother named Edwoldus, (notwithstanding of right the kingdom fell to him) setting apart the world, became an Hermite, at the abbey of Cerum, in the county of Dorset.