A01115:464
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.
1King Edgar was a great maintainer of religion, and learning. To avoid excessive drinking by the example, of the Danes, which dwelt in diverse places of the realm, he ordained certain cups with pins or nails, set in them, adding thereto a law, that what person did drink past that mark, at one draught, should forfeit a certain penny: the half part whereof should fall to the accuser, the other to the ruler of the town, where the offence was done. He was a noble Prince, wise, and victorious, but favoured the monkish superstition overmuch, and is reported by some to have builded so many monasteries for them, as there are Sundays in the year, or as Edmer reporteth 48. 2Notwithstanding he was much given to adultery, and fornication, and used among others, Egelfleda or Elfleda, called the white daughter of Duke Odorere: of whom he begat Edward in bastardy: for the which he was enjoined by Dunstan, seven years penance, and kept back from his Coronation so long, till the one and thirty year of his age, anno 974 although he began his Reign at sixteen.
1King Edgar was a great mainteiner of religion, and learning. To auoid excessiue drinking by the example, of the Danes, which dwelt in diuerse places of the realme, he ordained certaine cups with pinnes or nailes, set in them, adding thereto a law, yt what person did drinke past that mark, at one draught, should forfeite a certaine pennie: the halfe part whereof should fall to the accuser, the other to the ruler of the towne, where the offence was done. He was a noble Prince, wise, and victorious, but fauoured the monkish superstition ouermuch, and is reported by some to haue builded so many monasteries for them, as there are Sundaies in the yéere, or as Edmer reporteth 48. 2Notwithstanding he was much giuen to adulterie, and fornication, and vsed among others, Egelfleda or Elfleda, called the white daughter of Duke Odorere: of whom he begate Edward in bastardie: for the which he was enioyned by Dunstan, seuen yeres penance, and kept back from his Coronation so long, till the one and thirtie yere of his age, anno 974 although he began his Raigne at sixtéene.