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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 Ethebald having had great conflicts with the Danes, and perplexed with the miserable state of his country, after he had reigned five or eight years, deceased. During which time, of his reign (notwithstanding many troubles) he builded the college of Canons at Exeter, and was buried at the Abbey of Winburne, or Woburne. After whose decease, for lack of issue, the land fell to his brother Allured or Alfred, an. 872. who first of the English kings,1 took his, crown, and unction of Pope Leo at Rome. He after great alteration, and divers troubles forced the Danes to seek for peace: which was concluded upon certain covenants: whereof one, and the principal was that Gutrum ⟨p. 101⟩their K. should be christened. The other, that such as would not be christened, should depart the Realm. Upon these covenants, Gutrum coming to Winchester,2 was there christened, with xx. of his great Nobles. To the which Gutrū K. Allured being his Godfather at the baptism, named him Athelstan, and gave him divers Countries: as, of East-anglia: containing Norfolk and Suffolk, and part of Cambridgeshire: and granted to the Danes that were christened, the Country of Northumberland: the rest voiding the land. Athelstan reigned xi. or xij. years.
King Ethebald hauing had great conflicts with ye Danes, and perplexed with the miserable state of his countrey, after he had raigned fiue or eight yéeres, deceassed. During which time, of his raigne (notwithstanding many troubles) he builded the colledge of Canons at Exeter, and was buried at the Abbey of Winburne, or Woburne. After whose decease, for lacke of issue, the land fell to his brother Alured or Alfred, ann. 872. who first of the English kings,1 tooke his, crowne, and vnction of Pope Leo at Rome. Hee after great alteration, and diuers troubles forced the Danes to séeke for peace: which was concluded vpon certaine couenants: wherof one, and the principall was that Gutrum ⟨p. 101⟩their K. should be christened. The other, that such as would not be christened, should depart the Realme. Vpon these couenants, Gutrum comming to Winchester,