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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
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This king was greatly vexed with the Danes, and was fain to redeem peace with great sums of money, yearly, which was called Dane-gelt, 1from x. thousand, to xl. thousand a year. An. 1000. In the xxi. of his reign, he married with Emma, §874daughter to Richard D. of Normandy, which caused the king to have great confidence in himself: and by presumption thereof, sent secrete, and straight Commissions, to the Rulers of every town in the land, that upon Saint Brice's day, at a certain hour appointed, the Danes should be suddenly slain,2 which was in like manner performed. But the Danes, and their king, hearing thereof, entered again, and made great waste. In so much, that the king was fain to take peace with them: and gave to King Swanus, thirty thousand pounds: whereupon he returned. But the peace lasted not long, for the next year, one named Turkillus, 3a Prince of the Danes, invaded again, and was fain to be pleased with gifts. So the invasion of the Danes, and the molesting of Englishmen by them, never ceased: wherewith the Country was brought to great misery.
This king was greatly vexed with the Danes, and was faine to redéeme peace with great summes of money, yerelie, which was called Dane-gelt, 1from x. thousand, to xl. thousand a yere. An. 1000. In the xxi. of his reigne, he married with Emma, §874daughter to Richard D. of Normandie, which caused the king to haue great confidence in himselfe: and by presumption thereof, sent secrete, and straight Commissions, to the Rulers of euerie towne in the lande, that vpon Saint Brices day, at a certaine houre appointed, the Danes should be sodenly slaine,2 which was in like manner performed. But the Danes, and their king, hearing thereof, entered againe, and made great waste. In so much, that the king was fayne to take peace with them: and gaue to King Swanus, thirtie thousand poundes: whereupon he returned. But the peace lasted not long, for the next yeare, one named Turkillus,